Comparing Sky Surveys over Time

noirlab_noirlab2521bx June 23rd, 2025

Credit: DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

This image by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in 2025 shows RSCG 55, a captivating spectacle of gravitationally intertwined galaxies in the constellation Virgo.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2521bx/

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 4410 • RSCG 55

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 26m 31.9s; DEC = 9° 0’ 55.3”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 15.2 x 8.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Simonyi (LSSTCam)	Optical (i)	755.0 nm
Simonyi (LSSTCam)	Optical (r)	622.0 nm
Simonyi (LSSTCam)	Optical (g)	480.0 nm
Simonyi (LSSTCam)	Optical (u)	372.0 nm

ID: noirlab2521bx
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 4410, RSCG 55
Credits: DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

Release Date: 2025-06-23T08:20:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2521bx/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Simonyi Survey Telescope, Simonyi Survey Telescope, Simonyi Survey Telescope, Simonyi Survey Telescope
Instrument: LSSTCam, LSSTCam, LSSTCam, LSSTCam
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: i, r, g, u
Central Wavelength: 755, 622, 480, 372

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 186.63279809500227, 9.015359842071776
Reference Dimension: 3473.0, 1953.0

Reference Pixel: 1736.5, 976.5
Scale: -7.274414603936877e-05, 7.274414603936877e-05
Rotation: -0.040000000000000133
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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: noirlab2521bx

Resource URL: https://storage.noirlab.edu/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2521bx.tif
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Metadata Date: 2026-07-03T19:06:18+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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