The irregular galaxy NGC 55

Eso_ngc_1024

eso_ngc December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

The irregular galaxy NGC 55, shot by the 3.6 meter telescope at ESO's La Silla observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

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

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 55
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Eso_ngc_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 14m 53.7s
DEC = -39° 11’ 47.9”
Orientation
North is 179.0° CW
Field of View
50.1 x 32.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Purple ESO-3.6m (None) Optical -
Eso_ngc_1280
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ID
ngc
Subject Category
C.5.1.6  
Subject Name
NGC 55
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:19:57
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Purple
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
3.723668, -39.196635
Reference Dimension
6399.0, 4185.0
Reference Pixel
3052.63025727, 1857.02941299
Scale
-0.00013052818, 0.00013052818
Rotation
-178.96469193025
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
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
ngc
Metadata Date
2009-06-09T12:04:54+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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