NGC 772 Wide-Field View

Noirlab_ngc772_dss_b-r_mar2022_1024

noirlab_NGC772_DSS_B-R_Mar2022 January 23rd, 2025

Credit: NOIRLab

A wide-field view of the area around NGC 772, also known as Arp 78 or the Fiddlehead Galaxy.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/NGC772_DSS_B-R_Mar2022/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 772
Noirlab_ngc772_dss_b-r_mar2022_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 59m 18.3s
DEC = 19° 0’ 32.5”
Orientation
North is 0.9° CCW
Field of View
3.9 x 2.1 degrees
Constellation
Aries

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Optical (I) 825.0 nm
Orange DSS (None) Optical (R) 649.0 nm
Cyan DSS (None) Optical (B) 479.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Orange
Cyan
Noirlab_ngc772_dss_b-r_mar2022_1280
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ID
NGC772_DSS_B-R_Mar2022
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 772
Credits
NOIRLab
Release Date
2025-01-23T10:55:47
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/NGC772_DSS_B-R_Mar2022/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey, Digitized Sky Survey, Digitized Sky Survey
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Cyan
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, B
Central Wavelength
825, 649, 479
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
29.8264385552, 19.0090209182
Reference Dimension
13894.0, 7255.0
Reference Pixel
6947.5, 3627.0
Scale
-0.000283296456947023, 0.000283166570549672
Rotation
0.88108359970744
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
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
NGC772_DSS_B-R_Mar2022
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/NGC772_DSS_B-R_Mar2022.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2022-03-18T14:31:47+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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