NGC 772

Noirlab_noao-n772block_1024

noirlab_noao-n772block February 26th, 2014

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

NGC 772 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries. It is located about 130 million light years away from Earth and it is about twice the size of our Milky Way Galaxy. 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-n772block/

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 6772
Noirlab_noao-n772block_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 59m 8.0s
DEC = 19° 1’ 17.7”
Orientation
North is 170.1° CW
Field of View
11.5 x 7.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Aries

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Luminosity KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (Broad Band) 555.0 nm
Blue KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Green KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (G) 475.0 nm
Red KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (R) 625.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Luminosity
Blue
Green
Red
Noirlab_noao-n772block_1280
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ID
noao-n772block
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 6772
Credits
KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block
Release Date
2014-02-26T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n772block/
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
29.7833060267, 19.0215727094
Reference Dimension
1346.0, 921.0
Reference Pixel
487.053634644, 329.820732117
Scale
-0.000142453160162, 0.000142416432133
Rotation
-170.14306519414
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
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-n772block
Metadata Date
2021-08-30T16:49:45+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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