Spiral Galaxy NGC 6946
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic Camera on the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory on September 5th, 2008. The face-on spiral galaxy NGC 6946 is fueled by the births and deaths of brilliant, massive stars. Over the past century, eight supernovae have exploded in the arms of this galaxy, making NGC 6946 the most prolific known galaxy for supernovae during the past 100 years. It was observed in the filters U (violet), B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and H-alpha (red). North is left, East is down.
Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)/H. Schweiker (WIYN)
About the Image
| Id: | noao-ngc6946kpno |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
| Size: | 5430 x 3757 px |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 34 56.78 |
| Position (Dec): | 60° 8' 26.66" |
| Field of view: | 23.56 x 16.30 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical U | 355 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical B | 438 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical R | 651 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Olll | 502 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical V | 538 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical I | 820 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Sll | 637 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Ha | 657 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |