Galaxy NGC 772

noirlab_noirlab2209a March 22nd, 2022

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin

The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2209a/

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 772

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 59m 17.7s; DEC = 19° 1’ 19.8”
Orientation: North is 180.0° CCW
Field of View: 4.1 x 4.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Aries

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Gemini-N (GMOS-N)	Optical (i)	780.0 nm
Gemini-N (GMOS-N)	Optical (r)	630.0 nm
Gemini-N (GMOS-N)	Optical (g)	475.0 nm

ID: noirlab2209a
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 772
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin

Release Date: 2022-03-22T09:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2209a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North
Instrument: GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: i, r, g
Central Wavelength: 780, 630, 475

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Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 29.8236009155, 19.0221566155
Reference Dimension: 1705.0, 1849.0

Reference Pixel: 852.5, 924.5
Scale: -4.04749534644e-05, 4.04749534644e-05
Rotation: 180.02000000000018
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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: noirlab2209a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2209a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-03-16T21:35:49+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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