NGC 6384

noirlab_noao-n6384castano April 30th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Jim and Janet Castano/Adam Block

NGC 6384 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the direction of the constellation of Ophiuchus. The many stars seen in this image are all in the foreground; they are all well within our own galaxy. NGC 6384 lies some 60 million 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-n6384castano/

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 6384

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 32m 33.3s; DEC = 7° 2’ 29.9”
Orientation: North is 178.5° CCW
Field of View: 12.3 x 8.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Ophiuchus

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-n6384castano
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 6384
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Jim and Janet Castano/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-04-30T07:22:37
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n6384castano/

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: 263.138807195, 7.04162597652
Reference Dimension: 1747.0, 1178.0

Reference Pixel: 1321.59031677, 806.908317566
Scale: -0.000117801787285, 0.000117762792082
Rotation: 178.53715150327
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-n6384castano

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n6384castano.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T15:53:04-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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