Wide-field image of NGC 3256 (ground-based image)

Esahubble_heic1811b_1024

esahubble_heic1811b May 31st, 2018

Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This ground-based image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3256 and its surroundings.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1811b/

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 3256
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Esahubble_heic1811b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 27m 52.1s
DEC = -43° 53’ 52.5”
Orientation
North is 2.0° CCW
Field of View
2.6 x 3.1 degrees
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (i) 797.5 nm
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (i) 797.5 nm
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (R) 660.0 nm
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (R) 660.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Green
Blue
Esahubble_heic1811b_1280
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ID
heic1811b
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
NGC 3256
Credits
NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2; Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2018-05-31T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1811b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
i, i, R, R
Central Wavelength
797.5, 797.5, 660, 660
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
156.967207961, -43.8979106509
Reference Dimension
9208.0, 10864.0
Reference Pixel
4604.0, 5432.0
Scale
-0.000283219592191, 0.000283219592191
Rotation
1.9599999999999995
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
heic1811b
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic1811b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2017-12-27T17:36:25+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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