Galaxy/Quasar PG 1426+015 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey

noirlab_geminiann08015a July 1st, 2008

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of the distant host galaxy/quasar PG 1426+015. The field shown is about 50 x 50 arsec2. See Figure 4 for an image of the same field taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann08015a/

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: PG 1426+015

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 29m 6.6s; DEC = 1° 17’ 6.3”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 0.8 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
SDSS (None)	Optical (Z)	913.0 nm
SDSS (None)	Optical (r)	623.0 nm
SDSS (None)	Optical (u)	354.0 nm

ID: geminiann08015a
Subject Category
Subject Name: PG 1426+015
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: 2008-07-01T16:07:12
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann08015a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: SDSS, SDSS, SDSS
Instrument: None, None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Purple

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Z, r, u
Central Wavelength: 913, 623, 354

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 217.277650389, 1.28507152812
Reference Dimension: 500.0, 500.0

Reference Pixel: 250.0, 250.0
Scale: -2.79332023952e-05, 2.79332023952e-05
Rotation: 0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

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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: geminiann08015a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/geminiann08015a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:36.367714
Metadata Version: 1.1

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