Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 3521

Eso_eso1129c_1024

eso_eso1129c August 10th, 2011

Credit: ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 3521 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxy appears close to the centre. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1129c/

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 3521
Subject - General
Galaxy
Eso_eso1129c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 5m 48.6s
DEC = 0° 2’ 9.3”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
3.0 x 3.0 degrees
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Infrared (I) -
Orange DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (Pseudogreen (B+R)) -
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
Eso_eso1129c_1280
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ID
eso1129c
Subject Category
E.5  
Subject Name
NGC 3521
Credits
ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2011-08-10T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1129c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, Pseudogreen (B+R), B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
166.452624, -0.035904
Reference Dimension
10611.0, 10656.0
Reference Pixel
5299.10072047, 5335.58709596
Scale
-0.00027973831, 0.00027973831
Rotation
-0.18496278899
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
eso1129c
Metadata Date
2011-06-10T13:40:26+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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