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Quasar Lies in Core of Colliding Galaxy

Stsci_1994-16b_1024

stsci_1994-16b April 26th, 1994

Credit: Dr. John Hutchings, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, NASA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of 1229+204.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-16

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: 1229+204
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar; Galaxy > Type > Interacting

Distance

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 32m 3.7s; DEC = 20° 9’ 31.3”
Orientation: North is 24.7° CCW
Field of View: 0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Coma Berenices

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (R)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	702.0 nm

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ID: 1994-16b
Subject Category: C.5.3.2.1 C.5.1.7
Subject Name: 1229+204
Credits: Dr. John Hutchings, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, NASA

Release Date: 1994-04-26T00:00:00
Lightyears: 829,000,000
Redshift: 829,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-16

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Grayscale, Grayscale

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V
Central Wavelength: 606, 702

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 188.01549505278, 20.15869780194
Reference Dimension: 468.00, 468.00

Reference Pixel: 202.21151420802, 249.20520315011
Scale: -0.00001263026, 0.00001263026
Rotation: 24.65695824624
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 600.61 632.23 362.00 308.00 617.57 603.92 364.00 273.00 485.53 419.00 152.00 144.00 528.27 533.67 245.18 243.05 550.76 457.77 233.92 155.95 Center Pixel Coordinates: 234.00 188.01517602189 234.00 20.15837028667

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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-p9416b-f-468x468.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9416b-f-468x468.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/16

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

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