Digitized Sky Survey Image of the Galaxy NGC 6822
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 2.9 x 2.9 degrees.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0938b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 July 2010, 17:07 |
| Related releases: | eso0938 |
| Size: | 10634 x 10636 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6822 |
| Type: | • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19h 44m 57.80s |
| Position (Dec): | -14° 48' 11.51" |
| Field of view: | 178.54 x 178.57 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R |
658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
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