Spiral galaxy NGC 55

noirlab_noao-ngc55lg June 30th, 2020

Credit: T.A.Rector/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

This image of the nearby galaxy NGC55 was taken with the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory in Chile. NGC55 is at a distance of about five million light-years and resides in a gathering of galaxies known as the Sculptor Group. The red nebulosities are regions of active star formation in the galaxy.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc55lg/

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 55

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 14m 37.3s; DEC = -39° 14’ 28.7”
Orientation: North is 180.0° CW
Field of View: 27.8 x 19.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope (CFCCD)	Optical (Ha)	657.0 nm
	SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope (CFCCD)	Optical (R)	651.0 nm
	SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope (CFCCD)	Optical (V)	538.0 nm
	SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope (CFCCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
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ID: noao-ngc55lg
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 55
Credits: T.A.Rector/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

Release Date: 2020-06-30T21:33:55.497271
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc55lg/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes: None

Facility: SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope, SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope, SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope, SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope
Instrument: CFCCD, CFCCD, CFCCD, CFCCD
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Ha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength: 657, 651, 538, 438

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 3.655232307, -39.24131577
Reference Dimension: 2041.0, 1401.0

Reference Pixel: 636.3792419, 543.5963688
Scale: -2.27E-04, 2.27E-04
Rotation: -179.955597
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: None

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-ngc55lg

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-ngc55lg.tif
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Metadata Date: 2007-11-13T15:53:25-09:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

There is no distance meta data in this image.