Spiral galaxy NGC 4013

Noirlab_noao-02953_1024

noirlab_noao-02953 June 30th, 2020

Credit: C. Howk (JHU), B. Savage (U. Wisconsin), N.A.Sharp (NOAO)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

NGC4013, a large, nearby, edge-on spiral galaxy.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02953/

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 4013
Noirlab_noao-02953_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 58m 32.1s
DEC = 43° 56’ 49.1”
Orientation
North is 0.9° CCW
Field of View
6.7 x 4.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red WIYN-3.5m (None) Optical (None) -
Green WIYN-3.5m (None) Optical (None) -
Blue WIYN-3.5m (None) Optical (None) -
Noirlab_noao-02953_1280
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ID
noao-02953
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 4013
Credits
C. Howk (JHU), B. Savage (U. Wisconsin), N.A.Sharp (NOAO)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:57
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02953/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
None, None, None
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
179.633949587, 43.9469671247
Reference Dimension
2042.0, 1366.0
Reference Pixel
1021.0, 683.0
Scale
-5.48636892027e-05, 5.48636892027e-05
Rotation
0.92000000000000015
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-02953
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-02953.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:27.196502
Metadata Version
1.1
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