NGC 1515
Intermediate barred spiral galaxy NGC 1515 composed of data taken with the Dark Energy Camera on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, as part of the Dark Energy Survey, a project that mapped millions of galaxies. One of the most powerful digital cameras in the world, the Dark Energy Camera was designed specifically for the Dark Energy Survey and was operated by the US Department of Energy and NSF between 2013 and 2019.
Credit:Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
Id: | iotw2152b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | Dec. 29, 2021, noon |
Size: | 3944 x 4055 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 1515 |
Distance: | 55 million light years |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
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Publication TIFF 4K
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 4 4 2.48 |
Position (Dec): | -54° 5' 57.79" |
Field of view: | 17.27 x 17.76 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 89.5° left of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical G | 477 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical R | 635 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical I | 774 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |