NGC 1232 in Eridanus

Noirlab_noao-ngc1232_1024

noirlab_noao-ngc1232 June 30th, 2020

Credit: Hillary Mathis/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

NGC1232, an almost face-on spiral galaxy of type Sc in the constellation Eridanus, is about 50 million light-years away and about 100000 light-years across. This true-color picture was created from eleven images taken in the BVR pass-bands at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 2.1-meter telescope, during the night of December 25th 2000 (yes, Christmas), under fairly fuzzy observing conditions.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc1232/

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 1232
Noirlab_noao-ngc1232_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 9m 42.3s
DEC = -20° 32’ 4.4”
Orientation
North is 2.9° CCW
Field of View
9.2 x 8.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Eridanus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
KPNO-2.1m (None) Optical (R) -
KPNO-2.1m (None) Optical (V) -
KPNO-2.1m (None) Optical (B) -
Noirlab_noao-ngc1232_1280
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ID
noao-ngc1232
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 1232
Credits
Hillary Mathis/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:56
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc1232/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope, KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope, KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
47.42609397, -20.53454216
Reference Dimension
1800.0, 1600.0
Reference Pixel
1068.95488, 1301.635823
Scale
-8.45e-05, 8.48e-05
Rotation
2.925623464
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-ngc1232
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-ngc1232.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:33.784584
Metadata Version
1.1
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