NGC 5754

noirlab_noao-n5754lofquist April 10th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Bill Lofquist/Adam Block

These three galaxies are located more than 200 million lightyears away in the constellation Bootes. 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-n5754lofquist/

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 5754

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 45m 23.6s; DEC = 38° 46’ 38.7”
Orientation: North is 4.6° CCW
Field of View: 12.3 x 8.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Bootes

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-n5754lofquist
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 5754
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Bill Lofquist/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-04-10T09:40:20
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n5754lofquist/

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: 221.348409231, 38.7774100334
Reference Dimension: 1441.0, 972.0

Reference Pixel: 675.055404663, 528.193229675
Scale: -0.00014262411352, 0.000142397722148
Rotation: 4.6021222523822
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-n5754lofquist

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n5754lofquist.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T16:04:50-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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