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GROND image of kilonova in NGC 4993

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eso_eso1733h October 16th, 2017

Credit: ESO/S. Smartt & T.-W. Chen

Image obtained by ESO's Gamma-ray Burst Optical/Near-infrared Detector (GROND) attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla Observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1733h/

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 4993
Subject - Local Universe: Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star; Galaxy > Type > Elliptical

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 9m 50.4s; DEC = -23° 22’ 37.1”
Orientation: North is 0.3° CW
Field of View: 5.6 x 5.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Hydra

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	MPG-2.2m (GROND)	Optical (Z)	945.0 nm
	MPG-2.2m (GROND)	Optical (I)	765.0 nm
	MPG-2.2m (GROND)	Optical (R)	600.0 nm
	MPG-2.2m (GROND)	Optical (G)	450.0 nm

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ID: eso1733h
Subject Category: C.3.1.9 C.5.1.4
Subject Name: NGC 4993
Credits: ESO/S. Smartt & T.-W. Chen

Release Date: 2017-10-16T16:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1733h/

Type: Observation
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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: GROND, GROND, GROND, GROND
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Z, I, R, G
Central Wavelength: 945, 765, 600, 450

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 197.459855191, -23.376977509
Reference Dimension: 2117.0, 1966.0

Reference Pixel: 1058.5, 983.0
Scale: -4.39303492429e-05, 4.39303492429e-05
Rotation: -0.32
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: eso1733h

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1733h.tif
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Metadata Date: 2017-10-06T10:44:34+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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