NGC 7538

noirlab_noao-n7538calvert June 12th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Fred Calvert/Adam Block

This emission nebula is located about 9100 lightyears away from us in the constellation Cepheus. 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-n7538calvert/

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 7538

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 23h 13m 45.7s; DEC = 61° 29’ 16.7”
Orientation: North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View: 17.8 x 12.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Cepheus

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-n7538calvert
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 7538
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Fred Calvert/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-12T06:00:00
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Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n7538calvert/

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: 348.44039619, 61.4879770291
Reference Dimension: 1437.0, 967.0

Reference Pixel: 581.245605469, 397.303592682
Scale: -0.000206360379533, 0.000206765386324
Rotation: 0.19482055283586
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
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-n7538calvert

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n7538calvert.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T20:30:08+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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