The galaxy NGC 6300

Eso_eso9003i_1024

eso_eso9003i February 6th, 1990

Credit: ESO

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 6300 in the constellation of Ara.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9003i/

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 6300
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Barred
Eso_eso9003i_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 16m 59.4s
DEC = -62° 49’ 8.9”
Orientation
North is 141.1° CW
Field of View
2.2 x 1.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Ara

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale POSSII (None) Infrared (I) -
Grayscale POSSII (None) Optical (R) -
Grayscale POSSII (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso9003i
Subject Category
C.5.1.2  
Subject Name
NGC 6300
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1990-02-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9003i/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
POSS II, POSS II, POSS II
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Grayscale, Grayscale, Grayscale
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
259.24746499, -62.8191398364
Reference Dimension
5018.0, 3102.0
Reference Pixel
2147.44478042, 1593.41358642
Scale
-7.26361141348e-06, 7.26361141348e-06
Rotation
-141.07407847751986
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
eso9003i
Metadata Date
2011-05-09T15:35:47+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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