Irregular galaxy NGC 55

Eso_eso0914a_1024

eso_eso0914a April 4th, 2009

Credit: ESO

Image of the irregular galaxy NGC 55 obtained with the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at ESO La Silla Observatory. The galaxy is about 7.5 million light-years away and 70,000 light-years across. The image is based on data obtained through B, V, and H-alpha filters. North is up, East to the left. The field of view is 30 arcminutes wide.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0914a/

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 55
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Eso_eso0914a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 14m 53.2s
DEC = -39° 11’ 41.7”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
34.9 x 31.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso0914a
Subject Category
C.5.1.6  
Subject Name
NGC 55
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-04-04T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0914a/
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
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
3.72157935194, -39.1949077926
Reference Dimension
4396.0, 4008.0
Reference Pixel
2482.38734705, 2186.79819343
Scale
-0.000132249229614, 0.000132249229614
Rotation
0.028898411019999921
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
eso0914a
Metadata Date
2010-05-21T15:08:28+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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