NGC 6744 in Pavo

Noirlab_noao-02323_1024

noirlab_noao-02323 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Probably the largest known barred spiral galaxy (type SBc), NGC6744 in the constellation Pavo was imaged by the CTIO 4-meter Blanco telescope in 1975.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02323/

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
NGC 6744
Noirlab_noao-02323_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 10m 23.6s
DEC = -63° 38’ 39.0”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
20.6 x 25.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Pavo
Noirlab_noao-02323_1280
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ID
noao-02323
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 6744
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:59
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02323/
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
287.5984518, -63.64416882
Reference Dimension
2000.0, 2500.0
Reference Pixel
622.8765793, 2409.271158
Scale
-0.000173, 0.000172
Rotation
0.264591309
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-02323
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:36.421888
Metadata Version
1.1
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