NGC 1300 in Eridanus

Noirlab_noao-ngc1300_1024

noirlab_noao-ngc1300 June 30th, 2020

Credit: Hillary Mathis/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

NGC1300, an almost face-on barred spiral galaxy of type SBbc in the constellation Eridanus, is about 46 million light-years away and about 85000 light-years across. This true-color picture was created from fifteen images taken in the BVR pass-bands at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 2.1-meter telescope, during the night of December 24th 2000 (yes, Christmas Eve)

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc1300/

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 1300
Noirlab_noao-ngc1300_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 19m 55.4s
DEC = -19° 24’ 46.5”
Orientation
North is 3.0° CCW
Field of View
9.1 x 9.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Eridanus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
KPNO-2.1m (None) Optical (R) -
KPNO-2.1m (None) Optical (B) -
KPNO-2.1m (None) Optical (B) -
Noirlab_noao-ngc1300_1280
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ID
noao-ngc1300
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 1300
Credits
Hillary Mathis/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:56
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc1300/
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, B, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
49.98095047, -19.41291087
Reference Dimension
1800.0, 1800.0
Reference Pixel
251.471962, 818.0999146
Scale
-8.43e-05, 8.46e-05
Rotation
2.971671367
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-ngc1300
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-ngc1300.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:24.347198
Metadata Version
1.1
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