UGC 9391

esahubble_heic1611c June 2nd, 2016

Credit: NASA, ESA, and L. Frattare (STScI)

Cepheid variable stars in this spiral galaxy, known as UGC 9391, and a Type Ia supernova (not visible in this image) were used by a team of astronomers to calculate the expansion rate of the modern Universe.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1611c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: UGC 9391
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 34m 36.7s; DEC = 59° 20’ 12.8”
Orientation: North is 16.8° CCW
Field of View: 1.8 x 1.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Draco

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (Broad Band)	350.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm

ID: heic1611c
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: UGC 9391
Credits: NASA, ESA, and L. Frattare (STScI)

Release Date: 2016-06-02T17:30:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1611c/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, Broad Band, V
Central Wavelength: 814, 350, 555

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 218.652916632, 59.3368760787
Reference Dimension: 2800.0, 2800.0

Reference Pixel: 1400.0, 1400.0
Scale: -1.10061887107e-05, 1.10061887107e-05
Rotation: 16.82000000000005
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org
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Email

Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic1611c

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic1611c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2019-10-07T10:29:53.820266
Metadata Version: 1.1

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