Wide-field view of the sky around the galaxies NGC 1316 and 1317

Eso_eso1411c_1024

eso_eso1411c April 2nd, 2014

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

This picture shows the sky around the pair of galaxies NGC 1316 and 1317. It was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1411c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1316 NGC 1317
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 22m 41.8s
DEC = -37° 12’ 29.9”
Orientation
North is 88.7° CW
Field of View
2.0 x 1.9 degrees
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Infrared (I) -
Orange DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Cyan DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1411c
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
NGC 1316, NGC 1317
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2014-04-02T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1411c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Cyan
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
50.674038, -37.208316
Reference Dimension
7087.0, 6780.0
Reference Pixel
3543.08323356, 3368.1387337
Scale
-0.00028022895, 0.00028022895
Rotation
-88.69270077242
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1411c
Metadata Date
2014-03-19T16:52:46+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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