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 |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 April 2007, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0706 |
| Size: | 9793 x 10365 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1672 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
| Distance: | 60 million light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 45 34.93 |
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| Position (Dec): | -59° 17' 37.85" |
| Field of view: | 164.79 x 174.42 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.1° right of vertical |
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