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Spiral galaxy NGC 891

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noirlab_noao-n891 June 30th, 2020

Credit: C.Howk (JHU), B.Savage (U. Wisconsin), N.A.Sharp (NOAO)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

NGC891, a large, nearby, edge-on spiral galaxy. Copyright WIYN Consortium, Inc.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n891/

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 891

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 2h 22m 33.2s; DEC = 42° 20’ 46.2”
Orientation: North is 21.0° CCW
Field of View: 5.2 x 5.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Andromeda

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	WIYN-3.5m (None)	Optical (None)	-
	WIYN-3.5m (None)	Optical (None)	-
	WIYN-3.5m (None)	Optical (None)	-

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ID: noao-n891
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 891
Credits: C.Howk (JHU), B.Savage (U. Wisconsin), N.A.Sharp (NOAO)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

Release Date: 2020-06-30T21:33:55
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Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n891/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: None, None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: None, None, None
Central Wavelength

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 35.6381520204, 42.3461769568
Reference Dimension: 1580.0, 1580.0

Reference Pixel: 790.0, 790.0
Scale: -5.47349988241e-05, 5.47349988241e-05
Rotation: 20.999999999999968
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
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: noao-n891

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n891.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:23.172051
Metadata Version: 1.1

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