Digitized Sky Survey image around the spiral galaxy NGC 3981

Eso_eso1830b_1024

eso_eso1830b September 12th, 2018

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 2.4 x 2.0 degrees.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1830b/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 3981
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso1830b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 56m 7.9s
DEC = -19° 54’ 5.7”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
2.5 x 2.3 degrees
Constellation
Crater

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange DSS2 (None) Optical (R) 649.0 nm
Cyan DSS2 (None) Optical (B) 479.5 nm
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (I) 825.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Orange
Cyan
Red
Eso_eso1830b_1280
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ID
eso1830b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 3981
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2018-09-12T13:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1830b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Orange, Cyan, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, B, I
Central Wavelength
649, 479.5, 825
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
179.03282827, -19.9015888723
Reference Dimension
8976.0, 8082.0
Reference Pixel
4488.0, 4041.0
Scale
-0.000280236949962, 0.000280236949962
Rotation
-0.20000000000000009
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1830b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1830b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2018-09-07T09:47:51+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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