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Spiral galaxy NGC 2997 I-Band-0.25 arcsec

Eso_eso9921b_1024

eso_eso9921b March 6th, 1999

Credit: ESO

A reproduction of the sharpest image obtained so far with the VLT UT1 with image quality 0.25 arcsec FWHM. 5 min exposure in I-band.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9921b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 2997
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Eso_eso9921b_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 45m 38.8s; DEC = -31° 11’ 28.9”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 3.4 x 3.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Antlia

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (FORS1)	Infrared (I)	-

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ID: eso9921b
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 2997
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 1999-03-06T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9921b/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes: Distance in light years from NED.

Facility: Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS1
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: I
Central Wavelength

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Integration Time
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 146.411765, -31.19135
Reference Dimension: 2080.0, 2048.0

Reference Pixel: 672.77660951, 744.353195321
Scale: -2.763201e-05, 2.763201e-05
Rotation: -0.00556655554
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso9921b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9921b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2010-10-20T12:35:30+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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