Digitized sky survey image of the galaxy NGC 6822

Eso_eso0938b_1024

eso_eso0938b July 30th, 2010

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 2.9 x 2.9 degrees.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0938b/

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 6822
Subject - General
Galaxy
Eso_eso0938b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 44m 57.8s
DEC = -14° 48’ 11.5”
Orientation
North is 0.4° CCW
Field of View
3.0 x 3.0 degrees
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (R) 658.0 nm
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (B) 445.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Blue
Eso_eso0938b_1280
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ID
eso0938b
Subject Category
E.5  
Subject Name
NGC 6822
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2010-07-30T17:07:25
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0938b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, B
Central Wavelength
658, 445
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
296.240838, -14.803198
Reference Dimension
10634.0, 10636.0
Reference Pixel
5315.71935804, 5268.24381615
Scale
-0.00027982338, 0.00027982338
Rotation
0.35102993359
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
eso0938b
Metadata Date
2009-09-11T18:27:58+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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