Wide-field view of the field around NGC 7252: the Atoms-for-Peace galaxy

Eso_eso1044c_1024

eso_eso1044c November 10th, 2010

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

This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 7252 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxy appears close to the centre. The field of view is approximately three degrees across.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1044c/

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 7252
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Eso_eso1044c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 22h 20m 44.8s
DEC = -24° 40’ 41.9”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
3.0 x 3.0 degrees
Constellation
Aquarius

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
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ID
eso1044c
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
NGC 7252
Credits
ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2010-11-10T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1044c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from ESO.
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
335.18662, -24.678297
Reference Dimension
10659.0, 10676.0
Reference Pixel
5328.10921346, 5336.1966919
Scale
-0.00027973403, 0.00027973403
Rotation
-0.22761493485
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
eso1044c
Metadata Date
2010-10-27T15:12:57+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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