NGC 4698

noirlab_noao-n4698hopkins March 4th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Susan Hopkins/Adam Block

This barred spiral galaxy, a member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies, is located about 55 million lightyears away in the constellation Virgo. 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-n4698hopkins/

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 4698

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 48m 28.9s; DEC = 8° 28’ 19.7”
Orientation: North is 96.5° CW
Field of View: 12.4 x 8.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

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-n4698hopkins
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 4698
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Susan Hopkins/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-03-04T12:32:15
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n4698hopkins/

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: 192.120224862, 8.47213365136
Reference Dimension: 1441.0, 972.0

Reference Pixel: 662.25415802, 644.908729553
Scale: -0.000143600305011, 0.000143558852099
Rotation: -96.458866511748
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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-n4698hopkins

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n4698hopkins.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T16:40:34+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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