Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 247

Eso_eso1107c_1024

eso_eso1107c March 2nd, 2011

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

This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 247 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 2.8 degrees across.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1107c/

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 247
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy
Eso_eso1107c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 47m 8.5s
DEC = -20° 45’ 37.1”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View
2.8 x 2.9 degrees
Constellation
Cetus

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_eso1107c_1280
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ID
eso1107c
Subject Category
C.5  
Subject Name
NGC 247
Credits
ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2011-03-02T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1107c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
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
11.785507, -20.760299
Reference Dimension
10152.0, 10336.0
Reference Pixel
5068.82505505, 5166.82322736
Scale
-0.00027978795, 0.00027978795
Rotation
0.16792965307
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
eso1107c
Metadata Date
2011-02-03T10:28:14+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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