NGC 1097 at J

Noirlab_noao-ngc1097_1024

noirlab_noao-ngc1097 June 30th, 2020

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/Abu Team/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

A Seyfert galaxy revealing its bright and active nucleus. This false-color image was made from several J-band (1.25 micron) observations and has a final FWHM of 0.5 arc seconds. This image was obtained with the Abu thermal infrared camera built by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, on the Gemini South 8-meter telescope as part of the commissioning and dedication.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc1097/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1097
Noirlab_noao-ngc1097_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 46m 19.0s
DEC = -30° 16’ 28.0”
Orientation
North is 0.4° CW
Field of View
0.5 x 0.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange Gemini-S (None) Infrared (J) 1.3 µm
Spectrum_base
Orange
Noirlab_noao-ngc1097_1280
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ID
noao-ngc1097
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 1097
Credits
International Gemini Observatory/Abu Team/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:56
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc1097/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini South
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Orange
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
J
Central Wavelength
1250
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
41.579272105, -30.2744393906
Reference Dimension
343.0, 389.0
Reference Pixel
171.5, 194.5
Scale
-2.30481557785e-05, 2.30481557785e-05
Rotation
-0.41999999999999993
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
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-ngc1097
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-ngc1097.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:33.769237
Metadata Version
1.1
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