NGC 6744 in Pavo
Probably the largest known barred spiral galaxy (type SBc), NGC6744 in the constellation Pavo was imaged by the CTIO 4-meter Blanco telescope in 1975.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-02323 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
Size: | 2000 x 2500 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 19 10 23.63 |
Position (Dec): | -63° 38' 39.01" |
Field of view: | 20.76 x 25.80 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.3° left of vertical |