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Spiral galaxy NGC 1637

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eso_eso1315a March 20th, 2013

Credit: ESO

This image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile shows NGC 1637, a spiral galaxy located about 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (The River). In 1999 scientists discovered a Type II supernova in this galaxy and followed its slow fading over the following years.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1315a/

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1637 • Supernova
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 4h 41m 28.3s; DEC = -2° 51’ 29.5”
Orientation: North is 6.2° CW
Field of View: 7.2 x 7.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Eridanus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (V)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (B)	-

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ID: eso1315a
Subject Category: C.5.1.1 C.3.1.8
Subject Name: NGC 1637, Supernova
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2013-03-20T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1315a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes: NED

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

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 70.367715, -2.858186
Reference Dimension: 1964.0, 1964.0

Reference Pixel: 913.534771304, 1072.99699889
Scale: -6.09811e-05, 6.09811e-05
Rotation: -6.23970392083
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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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: eso1315a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1315a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2013-01-18T12:04:14+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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