IC 4212

noirlab_noirlab2328c October 18th, 2023

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA Acknowledgments: PI: J. Moustakas (Siena College) Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

IC 4212 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is situated close to the celestial equator, meaning it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2328c/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: IC 4212

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 12m 3.6s; DEC = -6° 59’ 35.4”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 6.6 x 6.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Blanco-4m (DECam)	Optical (z)	926.0 nm
Blanco-4m (DECam)	Optical (r)	642.0 nm
Blanco-4m (DECam)	Optical (g)	473.0 nm

ID: noirlab2328c
Subject Category
Subject Name: IC 4212
Credits: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA Acknowledgments: PI: J. Moustakas (Siena College) Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

Release Date: 2023-10-18T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2328c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Instrument: DECam, DECam, DECam
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: z, r, g
Central Wavelength: 926, 642, 473

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 198.015153318, -6.99315508134
Reference Dimension: 1518.0, 1518.0

Reference Pixel: 759.5, 758.5
Scale: -7.27783912445018e-05, 7.27860842758975e-05
Rotation: 0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noirlab2328c

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2328c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2023-10-05T00:52:54-07:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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