M58

noirlab_noao-m58mandel February 20th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Steve Mandel/Adam Block

This barred spiral galaxy is one of the brighter galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. It is located 60 million light years away. Other barred spiral galaxies in the Messier list include M91, M95 and M109. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m58mandel/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M58

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 37m 34.9s; DEC = 11° 53’ 11.7”
Orientation: North is 179.2° CW
Field of View: 8.1 x 12.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-m58mandel
Subject Category
Subject Name: M58
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Steve Mandel/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-02-20T15:07:13
Lightyears
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m58mandel/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 189.395341877, 11.8865923756
Reference Dimension: 1419.0, 2175.0

Reference Pixel: 319.462043762, 323.71121216
Scale: -9.48003047398e-05, 9.46032380409e-05
Rotation: -179.21609595866
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-m58mandel

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m58mandel.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T16:26:42+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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