NGC 578

noirlab_noao-n578block February 25th, 2014

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

At 70 million light years away, NGC 578 floats majestically amid many other far away galaxies. Small blue and pink regions hint at the sparkle and stellar life being created in this galaxy. One background galaxy (right of the center) is almost eclipsed by NGC 578- and seems to protrude from the galaxy itself. In reality it is many millions of light years beyond... 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-n578block/

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 578

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 30m 42.9s; DEC = -22° 41’ 24.4”
Orientation: North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View: 11.1 x 8.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Cetus

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-n578block
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 578
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-02-25T09:19:53
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n578block/

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: 22.6785708745, -22.690122134
Reference Dimension: 1658.0, 1232.0

Reference Pixel: 425.764461517, 633.139175415
Scale: -0.000111233706401, 0.000111280884112
Rotation: 0.2925543857919
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-n578block

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n578block.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T16:08:07-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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