Wide-field image of Messier 77 (ground-based image)

Esahubble_heic1305b_1024

esahubble_heic1305b March 28th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2

This image from the Digitized Sky Survey shows spiral galaxy Messier 77 and its surroundings.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1305b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 77 Messier 77
Subject - General
Galaxy
Esahubble_heic1305b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 42m 40.7s
DEC = 0° 0’ 45.6”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View
3.0 x 3.0 degrees
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Infrared (I) -
Orange DSS (None) Optical (R) -
Green DSS (None) Optical (B+R) -
Blue DSS (None) Optical (B) -
Esahubble_heic1305b_1280
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ID
heic1305b
Subject Category
E.5  
Subject Name
M 77, Messier 77
Credits
NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2013-03-28T14:30:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1305b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
DSS, DSS, DSS, DSS
Instrument
None, None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, B+R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
40.6694811719, -0.0126552109
Reference Dimension
10693.0, 10714.0
Reference Pixel
5346.5, 5357.0
Scale
-0.000279602562401, 0.000279602562401
Rotation
0.16000000000000006
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1305b
Metadata Date
2013-03-05T10:42:45+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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There is no distance meta data in this image.

 

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