The dwarf galaxy IC 1613

Eso_eso1603a_1024

eso_eso1603a January 27th, 2016

Credit: ESO Acknowledgement: VST/Omegacam Local Group Survey

This image, captured with the OmegaCAM camera on ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope in Chile, shows an unusually clean small galaxy. IC 1613 contains very little cosmic dust, allowing astronomers to explore its contents with great clarity.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1603a/

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
IC 1613
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
Eso_eso1603a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 4m 46.4s
DEC = 2° 7’ 29.2”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
25.3 x 17.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (U) -
Green VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (G) -
Red VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (R) -
Red VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (Ha) -
Eso_eso1603a_1280
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ID
eso1603a
Subject Category
C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
IC 1613
Credits
ESO Acknowledgement: VST/Omegacam Local Group Survey
Release Date
2016-01-27T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1603a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope
Instrument
OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
U, G, R, Ha
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
16.1934260611, 2.12477240872
Reference Dimension
7100.0, 4829.0
Reference Pixel
3550.0, 2414.5
Scale
-5.94761242565e-05, 5.94761242565e-05
Rotation
-0.02
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
eso1603a
Metadata Date
2015-09-03T11:59:29+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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