Image of the late-type spiral NGC 4244

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noirlab_geminiann08018a July 31st, 2008

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

SDSS g-r-i’ band image of the late-type spiral NGC 4244 seen edge-on. The NSC is visible as a small, almost point-like, white spot at the center.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann08018a/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 4244
Noirlab_geminiann08018a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 17m 1.1s
DEC = 37° 44’ 43.2”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
33.2 x 25.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red SDSS (CCD) Optical (i) 762.0 nm
Green SDSS (CCD) Optical (r) 623.0 nm
Blue SDSS (CCD) Optical (g) 477.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Noirlab_geminiann08018a_1280
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ID
geminiann08018a
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 4244
Credits
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2008-07-31T15:52:08
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann08018a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
SDSS, SDSS, SDSS
Instrument
CCD, CCD, CCD
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
i, r, g
Central Wavelength
762, 623, 477
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
184.254657999, 37.7453334318
Reference Dimension
500.0, 376.0
Reference Pixel
335.440181732, 131.78758812
Scale
-0.00110924669027, 0.00110721824866
Rotation
0.061790803251768
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
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
geminiann08018a
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/geminiann08018a.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:33.169575
Metadata Version
1.1
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