Spiral Galaxy M100

Stsci_1994-01b_1024

stsci_1994-01b January 13th, 1994

Credit: NASA and ESA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of M100, NGC 4321.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-01

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M100 NGC 4321
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
50,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 22m 50.9s
DEC = 15° 49’ 33.5”
Orientation
North is 115.5° CCW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Coma Berenices

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC) Optical (B) 439.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC) Optical (R) 702.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
1994-01b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
M100, NGC 4321
Credits
NASA and ESA
Release Date
1994-01-13T00:00:00
Lightyears
50,000,000
Redshift
50,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-01
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Light years
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC, WFPC, WFPC
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, R
Central Wavelength
439, 555, 702
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
185.71206825124, 15.82597652304
Reference Dimension
636.00, 636.00
Reference Pixel
-439.90431724286, 808.11503726896
Scale
-0.00000937981, 0.00000937981
Rotation
115.49357285878
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p9401b-f-636x636.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9401b-f-636x636.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/01
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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