Wide-Field View of NGC 2276

esahubble_heic2106b May 27th, 2021

Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

This image shows a wide-field view of NGC 2276, a spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus. At first glance, the delicate tracery of bright spiral arms and dark dust lanes resembles countless other spiral galaxies. A closer look reveals a strangely lopsided galaxy shaped by gravitational interaction and intense star formation.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic2106b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 2276
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 7h 28m 48.8s; DEC = 85° 44’ 35.1”
Orientation: North is 202.2° CW
Field of View: 21.3 x 17.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Cepheus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Schulman Telescope (SBIG STX 16803)	Optical (B)	475.0 nm
Schulman Telescope (SBIG STX 16803)	Optical (G)	570.0 nm
Schulman Telescope (SBIG STX 16803)	Optical (R)	630.0 nm
Schulman Telescope (SBIG STX 16803)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm

ID: heic2106b
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 2276
Credits: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

Release Date: 2021-05-27T13:00:00
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Reference Url: https://esahubble.org/images/heic2106b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Schulman Telescope, Schulman Telescope, Schulman Telescope, Schulman Telescope
Instrument: SBIG STX 16803, SBIG STX 16803, SBIG STX 16803, SBIG STX 16803
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red, Luminosity

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, G, R, Broad Band
Central Wavelength: 475, 570, 630, 555

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Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 112.20344242866447, 85.74307261362881
Reference Dimension: 1350.0, 1100.0

Reference Pixel: 675.0, 550.0
Scale: -0.00026282145978650157, 0.00026282145978650157
Rotation: -202.18000000000021
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: https://esahubble.org
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Address: ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: United States
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic2106b

Resource URL: http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/heic2106b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-05-27T13:03:23.158057
Metadata Version: 1.1

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