M64, NGC 4826

Noirlab_noao-02330_1024

noirlab_noao-02330 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

M64, or NGC4826, also known as the `Black Eye' galaxy, is a type Sa/Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02330/

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
Black Eye Galaxy M64 NGC 4826
Noirlab_noao-02330_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 56m 39.9s
DEC = 21° 44’ 30.2”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CW
Field of View
11.9 x 9.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Noirlab_noao-02330_1280
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ID
noao-02330
Subject Category
Subject Name
Black Eye Galaxy, M64, NGC 4826
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:51
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02330/
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
194.1660718, 21.74171893
Reference Dimension
2500.0, 2000.0
Reference Pixel
1485.505493, 1758.562948
Scale
-8.01e-05, 7.91e-05
Rotation
-0.2661530481
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-02330
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:36.993907
Metadata Version
1.1
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