NGC 4631, Arp 281

Noirlab_noao-02287_1024

noirlab_noao-02287 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

NGC4631, a type Sc spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, as seen by the KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope in 1975. The small companion galaxy is NGC4627.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02287/

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
Arp 281 NGC 4631
Noirlab_noao-02287_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 41m 41.9s
DEC = 32° 37’ 20.6”
Orientation
North is 179.6° CCW
Field of View
18.3 x 14.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Noirlab_noao-02287_1280
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ID
noao-02287
Subject Category
Subject Name
Arp 281, NGC 4631
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:58
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02287/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
190.4244383, 32.62239054
Reference Dimension
2500.0, 2000.0
Reference Pixel
1838.508331, 1692.662346
Scale
-0.000124, 0.000122
Rotation
179.5623754
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
noao-02287
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:36.853866
Metadata Version
1.1
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