NGC 1270 Wide-field View
A wide-field view of the area around NGC 1270, one member of the Perseus Cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies that lies around 240 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Digitized Sky Survey
About the Image
| Id: | NGC1270_DSS_16b_B-RI_Jul2024 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Oct. 21, 2024, 10 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2426 |
| Size: | 29021 x 16153 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 17 59.83 |
| Position (Dec): | 40° 57' 59.88" |
| Field of view: | 488.36 x 271.82 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.9° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |