M95, NGC 3351

Noirlab_noao-m95_2_1024

noirlab_noao-m95_2 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

The SBb barred spiral galaxy M95, possibly ringed, is a member of the Leo I galaxy grouping, which includes M96, and M105, as well as various NGC and other galaxies, all at a distance of about 38 million light-years. This picture was taken in December 1994 at the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope and shows the fainter outer regions of the galaxy, as well as various small faint background galaxies. A different view at higher resolution also shows the complex inner structure. Image size 7.9x12.5 arc minutes.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m95_2/

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
M95 • NGC 3351
Noirlab_noao-m95_2_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 44m 0.7s
DEC = 11° 46’ 4.9”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View
8.0 x 12.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo
Noirlab_noao-m95_2_1280
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ID
noao-m95_2
Subject Category
Subject Name
M95, NGC 3351
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:53:17
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m95_2/
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
161.0028226, 11.76803532
Reference Dimension
1400.0, 2200.0
Reference Pixel
537.3344927, 1722.20027
Scale
-9.46e-05, 9.47e-05
Rotation
0.1999650936
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-m95_2
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m95_2.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:25.921177
Metadata Version
1.1
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