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Gemini South image of NGC 5426-27 (Arp 271)

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noirlab_gemini0805a June 26th, 2008

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Gemini South image of NGC 5426-27 (Arp 271) as imaged by the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0805a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Arp 271 • NGC 5426 • NGC 5427

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 3m 25.8s; DEC = -6° 2’ 50.1”
Orientation: North is 128.0° CCW
Field of View: 5.0 x 4.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Gemini-S (GMOS-S)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm
	Gemini-S (GMOS-S)	Optical (i)	780.0 nm
	Gemini-S (GMOS-S)	Optical (r)	630.0 nm
	Gemini-S (GMOS-S)	Optical (g)	475.0 nm

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ID: gemini0805a
Subject Category
Subject Name: Arp 271, NGC 5426, NGC 5427
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: 2008-06-26T20:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0805a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument: GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S
Color Assignment: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, i, r, g
Central Wavelength: 656, 780, 630, 475

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Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 210.857612588, -6.047244041
Reference Dimension: 2048.0, 1923.0

Reference Pixel: 1024.0, 961.5
Scale: -4.06099416685e-05, 4.06099416685e-05
Rotation: 127.99999999999999
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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: gemini0805a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/gemini0805a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:20.463180
Metadata Version: 1.1

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