Digitized Sky Survey image around the galaxy NGC 5018 in the constellation of Virgo

Eso_eso1827e_1024

eso_eso1827e August 8th, 2018

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

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1827e/

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 5018
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
Eso_eso1827e_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 13m 1.2s
DEC = -19° 31’ 6.1”
Orientation
North is 0.4° CW
Field of View
1.6 x 1.7 degrees
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (i) 797.5 nm
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (R) 660.0 nm
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (B) 467.5 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso1827e
Subject Category
D.5.1.4  
Subject Name
NGC 5018
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2018-08-08T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1827e/
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
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
i, R, B
Central Wavelength
797.5, 660, 467.5
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
198.254928849, -19.5183614145
Reference Dimension
5875.0, 5898.0
Reference Pixel
2937.5, 2949.0
Scale
-0.000280220012829, 0.000280220012829
Rotation
-0.41999999999999993
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
eso1827e
Metadata Date
2018-07-24T11:46:52+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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