NGC 2170

noirlab_noao-n2170greiner June 19th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doc. G. and Dick Goddard/Adam Block

NGC 2170 is located about 2400 lightyears away in the constellation Monoceros. It is both an emission and reflection nebula, housing hundreds of newborn stars. 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-n2170greiner/

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: NGC 2170

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 6h 7m 43.4s; DEC = -6° 23’ 14.3”
Orientation: North is 153.7° CW
Field of View: 12.3 x 8.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Monoceros

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-n2170greiner
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 2170
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doc. G. and Dick Goddard/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-19T14:47:10
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n2170greiner/

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: 91.9307490999, -6.38730024534
Reference Dimension: 1431.0, 958.0

Reference Pixel: 620.687366486, 502.803710938
Scale: -0.000143251288596, 0.00014358649354
Rotation: -153.67670718137
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-n2170greiner

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n2170greiner.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-14T08:44:18-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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