VLT image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1187

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eso_eso1231a August 1st, 2012

Credit: ESO

This picture taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the galaxy NGC 1187. This impressive spiral lies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (The River). NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions during the last thirty years, the latest one in 2007.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1231a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1187
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso1231a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 2m 36.6s
DEC = -22° 52’ 7.1”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
6.9 x 4.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Eridanus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) 657.0 nm
Green VLT (FORS1) Optical (V) 554.0 nm
Blue VLT (FORS1) Optical (B) 429.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso1231a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 1187
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2012-08-01T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1231a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
657, 554, 429
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
45.6523119169, -22.8686273551
Reference Dimension
3327.0, 1928.0
Reference Pixel
1663.5, 964.0
Scale
-3.4684002991e-05, 3.4684002991e-05
Rotation
0.009708911050221038
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1231a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1231a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2012-07-24T11:30:40+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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