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eso_header-science-galaxies September 16th, 2020

Credit: ESO

This is an image of the galaxy NGC 1398. The original version and description are available in the ESO image archive.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/header-science-galaxies/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1398
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Barred

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 3h 38m 52.0s; DEC = -26° 20’ 19.3”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 7.1 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Fornax

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (FORS2)	Optical (H-alpha)	660.0 nm
	VLT (FORS2)	Optical (R)	655.0 nm
	VLT (FORS2)	Optical (V)	557.0 nm
	VLT (FORS2)	Optical (B)	440.0 nm

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ID: header-science-galaxies
Subject Category: C.5.1.2
Subject Name: NGC 1398
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2020-09-16T15:52:23
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/header-science-galaxies/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS2, FORS2, FORS2, FORS2
Color Assignment: Magenta, Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength: 660, 655, 557, 440

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 54.7165222729, -26.3386838965
Reference Dimension: 1920.0, 869.0

Reference Pixel: 960.0, 434.5
Scale: -6.20385146937e-05, 6.20385146937e-05
Rotation: -0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: https://www.eso.org
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Email

Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: header-science-galaxies

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/header-science-galaxies.jpg
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Metadata Date: 2023-10-11T09:18:21.237310
Metadata Version: 1.1

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