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A Galactic Ballet

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eso_science-galaxies-evolution-banner1 September 16th, 2020

Credit: ESO

This image shows a pair of interacting galaxies known as Arp 271. The original version and description are available in the ESO image archive.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/science-galaxies-evolution-banner1/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Arp 271
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Interacting

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 3m 25.9s; DEC = -6° 3’ 35.9”
Orientation: North is 90.0° CW
Field of View: 6.0 x 1.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (FORS2)	Optical (I)	768.0 nm
	VLT (FORS2)	Optical (g)	470.0 nm
	VLT (FORS2)	Optical (b)	440.0 nm

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Red

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Blue

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ID: science-galaxies-evolution-banner1
Subject Category: C.5.1.7
Subject Name: Arp 271
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2020-09-16T16:16:49
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Redshift
Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/science-galaxies-evolution-banner1/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS2, FORS2, FORS2
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, g, b
Central Wavelength: 768, 470, 440

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 210.857895543, -6.05996271288
Reference Dimension: 2560.0, 743.0

Reference Pixel: 1280.0, 371.5
Scale: -3.87678656395e-05, 3.87678656395e-05
Rotation: -90.000000000000256
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: https://www.eso.org
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Email

Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: science-galaxies-evolution-banner1

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/science-galaxies-evolution-banner1.jpg
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Metadata Date: 2023-10-11T09:18:21.151365
Metadata Version: 1.1

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