M63, NGC 5055

Noirlab_noao-m63_1024

noirlab_noao-m63 June 30th, 2020

Credit: N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

M63 is a type Sbc spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. M63, occasionally called the Sunflower Galaxy for no very good reason, is around 10Mpc away and may be part of a loose physical group including M51 and several other smaller galaxies. This composite color image was created from CCD observations made at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 0.9-meter telescope in May 1998.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m63/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M63 • NGC 5055
Noirlab_noao-m63_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 16m 20.4s
DEC = 42° 5’ 18.8”
Orientation
North is 1.2° CCW
Field of View
20.4 x 15.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Noirlab_noao-m63_1280
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ID
noao-m63
Subject Category
Subject Name
M63, NGC 5055
Credits
N.A.Sharp/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:51.048278
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m63/
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
199.0850074, 42.08855378
Reference Dimension
1800.0, 1366.0
Reference Pixel
320.3436203, 942.903882
Scale
-1.89E-04, 1.89E-04
Rotation
1.228346264
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-m63
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m63.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:28.806647
Metadata Version
1.1
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