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Early Hubble Image of Galaxy NGC 1068

Stsci_1994-07b_1024

stsci_1994-07b January 13th, 1994

Credit: NASA, STScI, A.Boksenberg

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1068 before COSTAR.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-07

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1068
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Seyfert

Distance

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60,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 2h 42m 40.7s; DEC = 0° 0’ 47.8”
Orientation: North is 60.1° CW
Field of View: 0.3 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Cetus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (FOC)	Ultraviolet	550.0 nm

Spectrum_base

Red

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ID: 1994-07b
Subject Category: C.5.3.2.2
Subject Name: NGC 1068
Credits: NASA, STScI, A.Boksenberg

Release Date: 1994-01-13T00:00:00
Lightyears: 60,000,000
Redshift: 60,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-07

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Light years

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: FOC
Color Assignment: Red

Band: Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Central Wavelength: 550

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 40.66969773451, -0.01326702909
Reference Dimension: 808.00, 809.00

Reference Pixel: 334.17120832568, 472.12831038933
Scale: -0.00000546467, 0.00000546467
Rotation: -60.05601840061
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 FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 225.79 51.93 332.67 101.71 332.25 58.37 497.95 105.95 294.09 363.68 370.74 460.81 218.02 472.37 227.62 589.03 Center Pixel Coordinates: 404.00 40.66920676519 404.50 -0.01323510950

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-p9407b-f-808x809.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9407b-f-808x809.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/07

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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