NGC 4725

noirlab_noao-n4725needham April 3rd, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Rick Needham/Flynn Haase

This barred spiral galaxy is located about 40 million lightyears away in the constellation Coma Berenices. This galaxy most likely contains 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-n4725needham/

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 4725

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 50m 30.9s; DEC = 25° 29’ 44.3”
Orientation: North is 46.5° CCW
Field of View: 11.4 x 7.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Coma Berenices

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-n4725needham
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 4725
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Rick Needham/Flynn Haase

Release Date: 2014-04-03T12:30:26
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Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n4725needham/

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: 192.628819643, 25.4956505887
Reference Dimension: 2020.0, 1392.0

Reference Pixel: 907.770896912, 607.155273438
Scale: -9.42122356436e-05, 9.43929128274e-05
Rotation: 46.470748833207
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

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-n4725needham

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n4725needham.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T16:06:37-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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