NGC 3750 (Copelandʼs Septet)

noirlab_noao-n3750jacobstein March 28th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Neil Jacobstein/Adam Block

This group of seven galaxies is located about 480 million lightyears away in the constellation Leo. In addition to NGC 3750, this group contains NGC 3745, NGC 3746, NGC 3748, NGC 3751, NGC 3753 and NGC 3754. 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-n3750jacobstein/

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 3750

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 37m 35.5s; DEC = 21° 58’ 1.5”
Orientation: North is 63.0° CW
Field of View: 8.4 x 11.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Leo

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-n3750jacobstein
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 3750
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Neil Jacobstein/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-03-28T13:56:04
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n3750jacobstein/

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

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 174.397982206, 21.967090351
Reference Dimension: 1472.0, 1968.0

Reference Pixel: 860.775283813, 339.83953857
Scale: -9.4503527242e-05, 9.4816147451e-05
Rotation: -62.991596869896
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-n3750jacobstein

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n3750jacobstein.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T16:37:25+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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