Hickson Compact Group 87
noirlab_gemini0302a June 30th, 2003
Credit: International Gemini Observatory
During commissioning in early 2003 of the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South Telescope, images and spectra were obtained of the group of galaxies known as the Hickson Compact Group 87 (HCG 87). The Gemini image compares very favorably with space-based image of this same field and illustrates the remarkable resolution that is possible with Gemini when atmospheric conditions are optimal. See Image Release for details Technical Details: Acquisition Date(s): May 25, 2003 Telescope: Gemini South, Cerro Pachón, Chile Instrument: GMOS (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph) Field of View: ~ 4x4 arcminutes (0.073 arcsec/pixel) [url=http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/in
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0302a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- gemini0302a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- HCG 87
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory
- Release Date
- 2003-06-30T20:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0302a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
- Instrument
- GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S
- Color Assignment
- Red, Green, Blue
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- None, None, None
- Central Wavelength
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 312.054337928, -19.8457171696
- Reference Dimension
- 3291.0, 3291.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1645.5, 1645.5
- Scale
- -2.02675622254e-05, 2.02675622254e-05
- Rotation
- 17.859999999999978
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- 950 North Cherry Ave.
- City
- Tucson
- State/Province
- AZ
- Postal Code
- 85719
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Publisher
- NSF's NOIRLab
- Publisher ID
- noirlab
- Resource ID
- gemini0302a
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/gemini0302a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2024-10-02T11:52:25.514899
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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