NGC 5965

noirlab_noao-n5965sourek April 24th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Chas Sourek and Diana Hartrampf/Adam Block

NGC 5965 is the edge-on spiral galaxy to the left, while the galaxy to the upper right is NGC 5963. Both located in the constellation Draco, NGC 5965 is about 150 million lightyears away and NGC 5963 is only around 40 million lightyears away. Back in 2006, these two galaxies made APOD. 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-n5965sourek/

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 5965

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 15h 33m 30.1s; DEC = 56° 37’ 32.8”
Orientation: North is 70.3° CCW
Field of View: 12.4 x 8.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Draco

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-n5965sourek
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 5965
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Chas Sourek and Diana Hartrampf/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-04-24T08:45:08
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n5965sourek/

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: 233.375305167, 56.6257814278
Reference Dimension: 1747.0, 1178.0

Reference Pixel: 949.397659302, 1026.21339321
Scale: -0.000118433470471, 0.000118503115145
Rotation: 70.336588032967
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

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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-n5965sourek

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n5965sourek.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T16:44:40+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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