NGC 3582 in Sagittarius

Noirlab_noao-ngc3582_1024

noirlab_noao-ngc3582 June 30th, 2020

Credit: T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, T. Abbott and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

NGC3582 is a minor nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It is part of star-forming region RCW 57 in Carina. This image was taken in 2007 using the Mosaic-2 imager on the Blanco 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc3582/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 3582
Noirlab_noao-ngc3582_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 13m 20.6s
DEC = -61° 25’ 31.2”
Orientation
North is 0.9° CCW
Field of View
26.9 x 26.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Carina

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Vctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (Mosaic II) Optical (Olll) 502.0 nm
Green Vctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (Mosaic II) Optical (Sll) 673.0 nm
Red Vctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (Mosaic II) Optical (Ha) 657.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Green
Red
Noirlab_noao-ngc3582_1280
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ID
noao-ngc3582
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 3582
Credits
T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, T. Abbott and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:34:09
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc3582/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Vctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Vctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Vctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Instrument
Mosaic II, Mosaic II, Mosaic II
Color Assignment
Cyan, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Olll, Sll, Ha
Central Wavelength
502, 673, 657
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
168.336010215, -61.4253453695
Reference Dimension
4000.0, 4000.0
Reference Pixel
956.124481201, 167.65008545
Scale
-0.000111264642501, 0.000112062405915
Rotation
0.90342609365939
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
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-ngc3582
Metadata Date
2007-11-29T15:54:45-07:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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