M74, NGC 628

Noirlab_noao-02276_1024

noirlab_noao-02276 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

A face-on type Sc spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces, M74 is about 30 million light-years away and about 80000 light-years across. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02276/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M74 NGC 628
Noirlab_noao-02276_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 36m 37.6s
DEC = 15° 44’ 24.1”
Orientation
North is 179.6° CW
Field of View
18.9 x 15.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Pisces
Noirlab_noao-02276_1280
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ID
noao-02276
Subject Category
Subject Name
M74, NGC 628
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:51.731628
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02276/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
None
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
N
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
24.15654176, 15.74001575
Reference Dimension
2500.0, 2000.0
Reference Pixel
1404.535942, 1334.733917
Scale
-1.25E-04, 1.26E-04
Rotation
-179.6315647
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
None
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
noao-02276
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:33.935196
Metadata Version
1.1
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