Galaxy NGC 772
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.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2209a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | March 22, 2022, 9 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2209 |
| Size: | 1705 x 1849 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 59 17.66 |
| Position (Dec): | 19° 1' 19.76" |
| Field of view: | 4.14 x 4.49 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.0° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 475 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
| Optical r | 630 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
| Optical i | 780 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |