M91

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noirlab_noao-m91haynes February 24th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Thomas and Gail Haynes/Adam Block

M91 is one of four barred spiral galaxies in the Messier catalogue. (M109, M95 and M58 are the others). M91 is located 52 million light years away in the Virgo Cluster of the galaxies. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m91haynes/

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
M91
Noirlab_noao-m91haynes_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 35m 29.7s
DEC = 14° 34’ 5.0”
Orientation
North is 98.7° CCW
Field of View
12.2 x 8.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Coma Berenices

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Luminosity KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (Broad Band) 555.0 nm
Blue KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Green KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (G) 475.0 nm
Red KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (R) 625.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Luminosity
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
noao-m91haynes
Subject Category
Subject Name
M91
Credits
KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Thomas and Gail Haynes/Adam Block
Release Date
2014-02-24T13:39:01
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m91haynes/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument
Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment
Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength
555, 438, 475, 625
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
188.873755839, 14.5680598163
Reference Dimension
1415.0, 942.0
Reference Pixel
215.227379799, 358.345153809
Scale
-0.00014338750388, 0.000143266514348
Rotation
98.724605973035
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-m91haynes
Metadata Date
2021-09-14T08:39:12-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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