HST PHAT detail of M31

Esahubble_opo1203d_1024

esahubble_opo1203d January 11th, 2012

Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Williams and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle)

This detailed image reveals a rich population of blue stars huddled around the core. Dark dust clouds also are visible. The image is 740 light-years wide. The image is part of a census of stars in M31 called the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury survey.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1203d/

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
Andromeda Galaxy M 31 Messier 31 NGC 224
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Center/Core
Esahubble_opo1203d_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 42m 46.4s
DEC = 41° 16’ 26.3”
Orientation
North is 24.1° CW
Field of View
1.0 x 0.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Andromeda

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (g) 475.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Purple Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (UV) 275.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Purple
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ID
opo1203d
Subject Category
C.5.4.9  
Subject Name
Andromeda Galaxy, M 31, Messier 31, NGC 224
Credits
NASA, ESA, and B. Williams and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle)
Release Date
2012-01-11T20:27:41
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1203d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, ACS, ACS, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Band
Infrared, Optical, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
I, g, U, UV
Central Wavelength
814, 475, 336, 275
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
10.6933650789, 41.2739822623
Reference Dimension
1200.0, 900.0
Reference Pixel
600.0, 450.0
Scale
-1.38579269419e-05, 1.38579269419e-05
Rotation
-24.100000000000204
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
opo1203d
Metadata Date
2012-01-05T08:47:44-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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