The glowing spiral arms of NGC 6744

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esahubble_heic1810a May 17th, 2018

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the LEGUS team

This image shows the galaxy NGC 6744, about 30 million light-years away. It is one of 50 galaxies observed as part of the Hubble Space Telescopes Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS), the sharpest, most comprehensive ultraviolet-light survey of star-forming galaxies in the nearby Universe, offering an extensive resource for understanding the complexities of star formation and galaxy evolution. The image is a composite using both ultraviolet light and visible light, gathered with Hubbles Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1810a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6744
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy
Esahubble_heic1810a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 9m 43.4s
DEC = -63° 51’ 7.2”
Orientation
North is 59.3° CW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Pavo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (U) 336.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Purple Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (UV) 275.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Red
Green
Blue
Purple
Esahubble_heic1810a_1280
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ID
heic1810a
Subject Category
C.5  
Subject Name
NGC 6744
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the LEGUS team
Release Date
2018-05-17T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1810a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, ACS, ACS, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Blue, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
U, I, V, B, UV
Central Wavelength
336, 814, 555, 438, 275
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
287.43065, -63.851997
Reference Dimension
4052.0, 3899.0
Reference Pixel
2110.12455213, 1940.21013809
Scale
-1.100147e-05, 1.100147e-05
Rotation
-59.34563781075
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
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1810a
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic1810a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2018-06-01T12:52:31+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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