NGC 891

Noirlab_noao-n891cuppw_1024

noirlab_noao-n891cuppw February 26th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Dale Cupp/Flynn Haase

This galaxy in Andromeda is perhaps the most beautiful example of a nearby spiral galaxy viewed edgewise. Note the small companion galaxies above and beneath the disk. This particular galaxy is of interest to astronomers that study the dynamics of material in the galactic plane of spiral galaxies. In this example, there are sprays of material (gas and dust) that are being accelerated perpendicular to the disk. This effect is not well-understood. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n891cuppw/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 891
Noirlab_noao-n891cuppw_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 22m 53.1s
DEC = 42° 21’ 56.0”
Orientation
North is 144.4° CW
Field of View
10.9 x 7.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Andromeda

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Luminosity KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (Broad Band) 555.0 nm
Blue KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Green KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (G) 475.0 nm
Red KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD) Optical (R) 625.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Luminosity
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
noao-n891cuppw
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 891
Credits
KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Dale Cupp/Flynn Haase
Release Date
2014-02-26T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n891cuppw/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument
Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment
Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength
555, 438, 475, 625
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
35.7214064385, 42.3655630361
Reference Dimension
1800.0, 1209.0
Reference Pixel
1479.44619751, 762.729053497
Scale
-0.000101494699223, 0.000101315159923
Rotation
-144.35935663332
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
noao-n891cuppw
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n891cuppw.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2021-08-30T19:29:35+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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