Supernova 2003cg in the galaxy NGC 3169

eso_eso1114d April 20th, 2011

Credit: ESO/Igor Chekalin

This section of a picture from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the galaxy NGC 3169 and marks the location of the supernova SN 2003cg.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1114d/

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 3169 • SN 2003cg
Subject - Local Universe: Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 14m 15.1s; DEC = 3° 27’ 58.3”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 5.6 x 5.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Sextans

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
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: eso1114d
Subject Category: C.3.1.8
Subject Name: NGC 3169, SN 2003cg
Credits: ESO/Igor Chekalin

Release Date: 2011-04-20T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1114d/

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
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V, B
Central Wavelength: 651, 539, 451

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 153.562988, 3.466199
Reference Dimension: 1402.0, 1402.0

Reference Pixel: 694.87370715, 697.0754043
Scale: -6.609588e-05, 6.609588e-05
Rotation: 0.02548180516
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: eso1114d

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1114d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2011-04-18T15:26:15+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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