Local Group dwarf galaxy NGC 6822

noirlab_noao-n6822-mosaic-II August 9th, 2020

Credit: P. Massey/Lowell Observatory and K. Olsen/NOAO/AURA/NSF

The Local Group dwarf galaxy NGC 6822, as observed with the CTIO Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope and Mosaic II camera as part of the NOAO-sponsored Local Group Survey.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n6822-mosaic-II/

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 6822

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 19h 43m 50.6s; DEC = -14° 51’ 43.0”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CW
Field of View: 35.1 x 37.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Blanco-4m (Mosaic II)	Optical (I)	820.0 nm
Blanco-4m (Mosaic II)	Optical (R)	651.0 nm
Blanco-4m (Mosaic II)	Optical (V)	538.0 nm
Blanco-4m (Mosaic II)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm

ID: noao-n6822-mosaic-II
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 6822
Credits: P. Massey/Lowell Observatory and K. Olsen/NOAO/AURA/NSF

Release Date: 2020-08-09T03:48:22
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n6822-mosaic-II/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Instrument: Mosaic II, Mosaic II, Mosaic II, Mosaic II
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, R, V, B
Central Wavelength: 820, 651, 538, 438

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 295.961032233, -14.8619369897
Reference Dimension: 7792.0, 8256.0

Reference Pixel: 7638.43286133, 3263.09667969
Scale: -7.50167252841e-05, 7.49997638364e-05
Rotation: -0.075202508616371
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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-n6822-mosaic-II

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n6822-mosaic-II.tif
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Metadata Date: 2019-12-14T15:41:47+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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