Individual M100 Cepheid

Stsci_1994-49d_1024

stsci_1994-49d October 26th, 1994

Credit: Dr. Wendy L. Freedman, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and NASA/ESA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of M100.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-49

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M100
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Type > Variable > Pulsating

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
56,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 22m 57.6s
DEC = 15° 49’ 17.2”
Constellation
Coma Berenices

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_1994-49d_1280
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ID
1994-49d
Subject Category
C.3.2.1.1  
Subject Name
M100
Credits
Dr. Wendy L. Freedman, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1994-10-26T00:00:00
Lightyears
56,000,000
Redshift
56,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-49
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
555
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
185.74014523389, 15.82144532778
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
RA and DEC sexagesimal
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-p9449d-f-242x243.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9449d-f-242x243.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/49
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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56,000,000 light years

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