NGC 5394 and NGC 5395

noirlab_noao-n5394matthews April 10th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doug Matthews and E. J. Jones/Adam Block

These two interacting spiral galaxies are located about 160 million lightyears away in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is thought that they have already collided once and are currently recoiling. 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-n5394matthews/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

View Options

Fullscreen

View in WorldWide Telescope

Download Options

Full Size Image (1610 x 1073)
Source TIFF (2.76 MB)

Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 5394 • NGC 5395

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 58m 49.9s; DEC = 37° 30’ 4.1”
Orientation: North is 131.4° CW
Field of View: 12.2 x 8.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Canes Venatici

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-n5394matthews
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 5394, NGC 5395
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Doug Matthews and E. J. Jones/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-04-10T11:45:06
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n5394matthews/

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: 209.707741554, 37.5011299416
Reference Dimension: 1610.0, 1073.0

Reference Pixel: 1356.57632446, 486.637557983
Scale: -0.000126271392423, 0.000126344963094
Rotation: -131.38454591415
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
Name
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-n5394matthews

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n5394matthews.tif
Related Resources

Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T19:58:02+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

There is no distance meta data in this image.