Disturbed spiral galaxy in the Abell 496 field

Eso_eso9954j_1024

eso_eso9954j December 21st, 1999

Credit: ESO

This image shows a galaxy with a strange structure in the Abell 496 Field. This image is reproduced on a logarithmic intensity scale to better show the structure of the objects. At this scale, the individual pixels in the original frames are visible. The sky field measures 0.8 x 0.8 arcmin 2. North is up and East left. The WFI image of Abell 496 was obtained in blue light (B-band) and corresponds to a total integration time of 7560 seconds, split into a number of exposures lasting between 600 and 1200 seconds. The faintest objects just detectable in this image have a B-magnitude of about 26.5.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9954j/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Abell 496
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
Eso_eso9954j_1280
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ID
eso9954j
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Abell 496
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1999-12-21T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9954j/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
7560
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
400.0, 370.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
eso9954j
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:48:37+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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