NGC 1931

noirlab_noao-n1931ferayorni June 9th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Al and Andy Ferayorni/Adam Block

This is both an emission and reflection nebula, seen about 7000 lightyears away in the constellation Auriga. It is a summer parallel to the winter Orion Nebula. 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-n1931ferayorni/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1931

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 31m 28.8s; DEC = 34° 13’ 22.2”
Orientation: North is 107.1° CW
Field of View: 10.7 x 7.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Auriga

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-n1931ferayorni
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 1931
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Al and Andy Ferayorni/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-09T08:02:48
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n1931ferayorni/

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: 82.8697952637, 34.2228446106
Reference Dimension: 1249.0, 869.0

Reference Pixel: 765.575546265, 600.596328735
Scale: -0.000143641721538, 0.000143232988521
Rotation: -107.12498415402
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

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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-n1931ferayorni

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n1931ferayorni.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-14T08:44:48-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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