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M77, NGC 1068

Noirlab_noao-m77_1024

noirlab_noao-m77 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

M77 is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. For various reasons, it is much more commonly referred to by its NGC number. NGC1068 is the nearest and brightest example of a type II Seyfert galaxy, showing broad and strong emission lines due to high velocity gas in the galaxy's inner regions. A strong radio source known as Cetus A sits in the nucleus.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m77/

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: M77 • NGC 1068

Noirlab_noao-m77_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 2h 42m 36.2s; DEC = 0° 0’ 8.8”
Orientation: North is 0.8° CW
Field of View: 6.2 x 5.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Cetus

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ID: noao-m77
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Subject Name: M77, NGC 1068
Credits: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: 2020-06-30T21:33:51
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m77/

Type: Observation
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 40.65084748, 0.002451086455
Reference Dimension: 820.0, 680.0

Reference Pixel: 546.982193, 487.3922138
Scale: -0.000125, 0.000125
Rotation: -0.7830227882
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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-m77

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m77.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:28.191273
Metadata Version: 1.1

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