Wide-field view of the sky around the quasar HE0109-3518

Eso_eso1228d_1024

eso_eso1228d July 11th, 2012

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

This wide-field image of the sky around the quasar HE0109-3518 is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The total field of view of this image is approximately 3 degrees across.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1228d/

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
HE 0109-3518
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 11m 43.6s
DEC = -35° 3’ 0.8”
Orientation
North is 0.4° CW
Field of View
3.0 x 3.0 degrees
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Infrared (I) -
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1228d
Subject Category
D.5   D.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
HE 0109-3518
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
Release Date
2012-07-11T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1228d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
17.93177, -35.050227
Reference Dimension
10693.0, 10714.0
Reference Pixel
5346.55032539, 5357.68281572
Scale
-0.00027951812, 0.00027951812
Rotation
-0.43959851201
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
eso1228d
Metadata Date
2012-06-21T11:14:57+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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