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

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
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

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
G
477 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
R
635 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
I
774 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam