NGC 4450
noirlab_noao-n4450block April 2nd, 2014
Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block
This spiral galaxy is located in the constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4450, along with M90, are members of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies. Studies done with the Hubble Space Telescope show that this galaxy holds a supermassive black hole at the center. 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-n4450block/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Image Details
Position Details
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Visitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope (Other CCD) | Optical (Broad Band) | 555.0 nm |
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Visitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope (Other CCD) | Optical (B) | 438.0 nm |
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Visitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope (Other CCD) | Optical (G) | 475.0 nm |
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Visitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope (Other CCD) | Optical (R) | 625.0 nm |
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- ID
- noao-n4450block
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- NGC 4450
- Credits
- KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block
- Release Date
- 2014-04-02T12:40:44
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n4450block/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Visitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.4-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.4-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
- 187.085727237, 17.1024374991
- Reference Dimension
- 1747.0, 1178.0
- Reference Pixel
- 700.593471527, 785.781288147
- Scale
- -0.000136862118481, 0.000136701153722
- Rotation
- 99.488960104474
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- 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-n4450block
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n4450block.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2021-08-30T16:39:19+02:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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