The Local Group dwarf galaxy Sextans B
The Local Group dwarf galaxy Sextans B, 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-sexb |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
| Size: | 4191 x 6182 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 59 50.99 |
| Position (Dec): | 5° 17' 56.42" |
| Field of view: | 18.83 x 27.86 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 179.9° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 499 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Ha | 656 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Sll | 672 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |