Spiral galaxy NGC 300

eso_eso0221a August 7th, 2002

Credit: ESO

Colour-composite image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300 and the surrounding sky field, obtained in 1999 and 2000 with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 300
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 54m 53.6s; DEC = -37° 41’ 4.1”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 34.2 x 31.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (H-alpha)	658.0 nm
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (R)	651.0 nm
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	539.0 nm
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	451.0 nm

ID: eso0221a
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 300
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2002-08-07T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Magenta, Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength: 658, 651, 539, 451

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 13.72316, -37.684471
Reference Dimension: 4000.0, 3722.0

Reference Pixel: 1900.46398123, 1681.10212053
Scale: -0.0001426555, 0.0001426555
Rotation: -0.03200862340
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0221a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0221a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-07-18T10:28:06+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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