Wide Field Imager view of the spiral galaxy NGC 3621

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eso_eso1104a February 2nd, 2011

Credit: ESO and Joe DePasquale

This picture of the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 was taken using the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 3621 is about 22 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra (The Sea Snake). It is comparatively bright and can be well seen in moderate-sized telescopes. The data from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile used to make this image were selected from the ESO archive by Joe DePasquale as part of the Hidden Treasures competition.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1104a/

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 3621
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 18m 16.8s
DEC = -32° 48’ 49.4”
Orientation
North is 90.0° CW
Field of View
28.0 x 24.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Hydra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Orange MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Cyan MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Oiii) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1104a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 3621
Credits
ESO and Joe DePasquale
Release Date
2011-02-02T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1104a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED. 6.6 Mpc = 22 million light years. Corrected by RNH, 27.1.2011.
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, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Cyan, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, R, V, Oiii, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
169.570003, -32.813715
Reference Dimension
3530.0, 3124.0
Reference Pixel
1759.4198486, 1587.30146037
Scale
-0.00013217137, 0.00013217137
Rotation
-90.00447454964
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
eso1104a
Metadata Date
2011-01-26T11:24:12+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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