NGC 6015

noirlab_noao-n6015koblas April 24th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Paul and Dan Koblas/Adam Block

This spiral galaxy is located in the constellation Draco. 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-n6015koblas/

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 6015

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 15h 51m 12.6s; DEC = 62° 15’ 4.7”
Orientation: North is 90.3° CW
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-n6015koblas
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 6015
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Paul and Dan Koblas/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-04-24T08:33:26
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Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n6015koblas/

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: 237.802705766, 62.2513077943
Reference Dimension: 1638.0, 1104.0

Reference Pixel: 407.816200256, 344.249206543
Scale: -0.000126461098759, 0.000126445830463
Rotation: -90.339292374798
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

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-n6015koblas

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n6015koblas.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T16:04:19-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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