UGC 2885

esahubble_heic2002a January 6th, 2020

Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville).

Galaxy UGC 2885 may be the largest one in the local universe. It is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. This galaxy is 232 million light-years away, located in the northern constellation of Perseus.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic2002a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: UGC 2885
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

232,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 3h 53m 3.3s; DEC = 35° 35’ 21.9”
Orientation: North is 44.5° CCW
Field of View: 5.0 x 3.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Perseus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (g)	475.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

ID: heic2002a
Subject Category: D.5.1.1
Subject Name: UGC 2885
Credits: NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville).

Release Date: 2020-01-06T10:00:00
Lightyears: 232,000,000
Redshift: 232,000,000
Reference Url: https://esahubble.org/images/heic2002a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: g, V, I
Central Wavelength: 475, 606, 814

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 58.2637925076, 35.5894030075
Reference Dimension: 9917.0, 7438.0

Reference Pixel: 4800.48309043, 3051.286797
Scale: -8.34022e-06, 8.34022e-06
Rotation: 44.49101197985
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: https://esahubble.org
Name: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email: outreach@stsci.edu

Telephone: 410-338-4444
Address: ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: United States
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic2002a

Resource URL: http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/heic2002a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2020-01-20T09:04:05+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

232,000,000 light years