NGC 1808

NGC 1808 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Columba (the dove). This image was captured using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), which is mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, in Chile. You can find this Image of the Week here.

 

Credit:

Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image processing: R. Colombari and M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)

 

About the Image

Id:iotw2320b
Type:Observation
Release date:May 17, 2023, noon
Size:5534 x 4994 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 1808
Distance:40 million light years
Constellation:Columba
Category:Galaxies

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):5 7 42.40
Position (Dec):-37° 30' 11.85"
Field of view:24.22 x 21.86 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.0° right of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
g
473 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
r
642 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
i
784 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam