NGC 5985

noirlab_noao-n5985robinson April 24th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Richard Robinson and Beverly Erdman/Adam Block

NGC 5985 (face-on spiral, upper-right) and NGC 5982 (elliptical) are two of three galaxies in what is sometimes called the Draco Triplet. The three are about 100 million lightyears away from Earth. 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-n5985robinson/

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 5985

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 15h 39m 5.6s; DEC = 59° 20’ 57.1”
Orientation: North is 53.9° CW
Field of View: 12.4 x 8.1 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-n5985robinson
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 5985
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Richard Robinson and Beverly Erdman/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-04-24T08:40:43
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n5985robinson/

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: 234.773342589, 59.3491934123
Reference Dimension: 1747.0, 1138.0

Reference Pixel: 984.657836914, 478.17741394
Scale: -0.00011852047936, 0.000118407762975
Rotation: -53.858222073768
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-n5985robinson

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n5985robinson.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T16:04:25-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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