NGC 6240 taken by the Dark Energy Camera

A detailed image of NGC 6240 taken by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam). DECam was made by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and is mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.

 

Créditos:

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/GNIRS Team

Image processing: M. Rodriguez (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

About the Image

Id:iotw2342c
Tipo:Observation
Release date:18 de Octubre de 2023 a las 12:00
Size:3000 x 1688 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:NGC 6240
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Categoría:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):16 52 58.80
Posición (Dec):2° 24' 4.99"
Campo visual:13.14 x 7.39 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 89.9° right of vertical


Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
g
473 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
r
642 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
z
926 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam