NGC 1672 in Dorado (ground-based image)

A 2.7 x 2.9 degree wide field ground-based image of NGC 1672's region in the Southern constellation of Dorado. This image is a colour composite taken by the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2).

Credit:

Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble), the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator & Digitized Sky Survey 2

About the Image

Id:heic0706b
Type:Observation
Release date:3 April 2007, 15:00
Related releases:heic0706
Size:9793 x 10365 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 1672
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Distance:60 million light years
Constellation:Dorado
Category:Galaxies

Image Formats

r.titleLarge JPEG
26.2 MB
r.titleScreensize JPEG
435.2 KB

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Coordinates

Position (RA):4 45 34.93
Position (Dec):-59° 17' 37.85"
Field of view:164.79 x 174.42 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 180.1° right of vertical


Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
B
479 nmDSS
Optical
R
649 nmDSS

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