GROND image of kilonova in NGC 4993

Eso_eso1733h_1024

eso_eso1733h October 16th, 2017

Credit: ESO/S. Smartt & T.-W. Chen

Image obtained by ESO's Gamma-ray Burst Optical/Near-infrared Detector (GROND) attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla Observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1733h/

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 4993
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 9m 50.4s
DEC = -23° 22’ 37.1”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CW
Field of View
5.6 x 5.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Hydra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (GROND) Optical (Z) 945.0 nm
Orange MPG-2.2m (GROND) Optical (I) 765.0 nm
Green MPG-2.2m (GROND) Optical (R) 600.0 nm
Blue MPG-2.2m (GROND) Optical (G) 450.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Orange
Green
Blue
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ID
eso1733h
Subject Category
C.3.1.9   C.5.1.4  
Subject Name
NGC 4993
Credits
ESO/S. Smartt & T.-W. Chen
Release Date
2017-10-16T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1733h/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
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
Instrument
GROND, GROND, GROND, GROND
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Z, I, R, G
Central Wavelength
945, 765, 600, 450
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
197.459855191, -23.376977509
Reference Dimension
2117.0, 1966.0
Reference Pixel
1058.5, 983.0
Scale
-4.39303492429e-05, 4.39303492429e-05
Rotation
-0.32
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
eso1733h
Metadata Date
2017-10-06T10:44:34+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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