The Local Group dwarf galaxy IC 10

The Local Group dwarf galaxy IC 10, as observed with the KPNO Mayall 4-m telescope and Mosaic camera as part of the NOAO-sponsored Local Group Survey (PI: Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory). The image is a true-color combination of images in three of the filters used by the survey. The full complement of survey data include images in broad-band/ UBVRI/, as well as through filters centered on the H-alpha, [SII], and [OIII] emission lines. All of the data, description of the analysis, and UBVRI photometry are available through the Local Group Survey website.

Credit:
P. Massey/Lowell Observatory and K. Olsen/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

About the Image

Id:noao-IC10
Type:Observation
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m.
Size:3949 x 6182 px

About the Object

Name:IC 10
Category:Galaxies

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Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
OIII
499 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Ha
656 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Sll
672 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I