Spiral galaxy NGC 300

Eso_eso0221a_1024

eso_eso0221a August 7th, 2002

Credit: ESO

Colour-composite image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300 and the surrounding sky field, obtained in 1999 and 2000 with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221a/

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 300
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso0221a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 54m 53.6s
DEC = -37° 41’ 4.1”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
34.2 x 31.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Magenta MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) 658.0 nm
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) 651.0 nm
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) 539.0 nm
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) 451.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Magenta
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso0221a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 300
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2002-08-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Magenta, Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength
658, 651, 539, 451
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
13.72316, -37.684471
Reference Dimension
4000.0, 3722.0
Reference Pixel
1900.46398123, 1681.10212053
Scale
-0.0001426555, 0.0001426555
Rotation
-0.03200862340
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
eso0221a
Metadata Date
2016-07-18T10:28:06+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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