NGC 2683

Noirlab_noao-n2683matthews_1024

noirlab_noao-n2683matthews March 12th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doug Matthews/Adam Block

This spiral galaxy is viewed nearly edge-on from our perspective. The reddened light from the center of the galaxy appears yellowish due to thousands of light years of intervening gas and dust in the outer arms of this galaxy. The core just just be glimpsed through the last wall of dust in the center. NGC 2683 is a nearby galaxy at a distance of 16 million light years away. Other notable edge-on galaxies include: M104, NGC 4565, and NGC 891. 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-n2683matthews/

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
NGC 2683
Noirlab_noao-n2683matthews_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 52m 53.2s
DEC = 33° 26’ 36.2”
Orientation
North is 176.2° CW
Field of View
11.9 x 8.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Lynx

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-n2683matthews
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 2683
Credits
KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doug Matthews/Adam Block
Release Date
2014-03-12T14:11:47
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n2683matthews/
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
133.221492457, 33.4433810286
Reference Dimension
2100.0, 1428.0
Reference Pixel
1402.99198914, 581.815704346
Scale
-9.4612518655e-05, 9.45626257583e-05
Rotation
-176.23785799586
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-n2683matthews
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n2683matthews.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2021-08-30T16:35:45+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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