NGC 1003

noirlab_noirlab2101a January 5th, 2021

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgments:PI: M T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin

A stunning long-exposure observation lasting 70 minutes from the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, reveals the spiral galaxy NGC 1003 in glorious detail. NGC 1003 resides in front of a galaxy cluster — a vast collection of galaxies bound together by gravity. The long exposure time of this deep observation allowed these usually overlooked red background cluster galaxies to be captured.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2101a/

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 1003

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 2h 39m 17.0s; DEC = 40° 52’ 12.7”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 12.5 x 8.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Perseus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (H-alpha)	657.0 nm
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (R)	651.0 nm
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (U)	355.0 nm

ID: noirlab2101a
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 1003
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgments:PI: M T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin

Release Date: 2021-01-05T08:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2101a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Instrument: Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Cyan, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, R, B, U
Central Wavelength: 657, 651, 438, 355

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 39.8209312116, 40.8702077288
Reference Dimension: 2874.0, 1916.0

Reference Pixel: 1437.0, 958.0
Scale: -7.27356468898e-05, 7.27356468898e-05
Rotation: -0.04
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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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: noirlab2101a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2101a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2020-06-26T22:38:13+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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