NGC 428

noirlab_noao-n428wilcox February 25th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Rex Wilcox/Adam Block

NGC 428 is approximately 70 million light years away. Its distorted shape leads astronomers to think that this galaxy may have absorbed another galaxy in its recent history. The many starforming regions and bright blue star clusters hint at the activity present in the disk of this galaxy. The "blob" beneath the galaxy is actually a very colorful triple star system. 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-n428wilcox/

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 428

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 13m 5.3s; DEC = 0° 58’ 54.7”
Orientation: North is 19.4° CW
Field of View: 12.0 x 7.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Cetus

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-n428wilcox
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 428
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Rex Wilcox/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-02-25T12:45:19
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n428wilcox/

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: 18.271938474, 0.98186840626
Reference Dimension: 1589.0, 1029.0

Reference Pixel: 448.206283569, 672.542144775
Scale: -0.000125114499777, 0.00012536385476
Rotation: -19.437883534987
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-n428wilcox

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n428wilcox.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T16:14:19-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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