Large Field WFPC2 Distant Galaxies

Stsci_1994-52f_1024

stsci_1994-52f December 6th, 1994

Credit: Mark Dickinson (STScI) and NASA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of Large Field WFPC2 Distant Galaxies.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-52

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
unknown
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Multiple
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
9,000,000,000 light years
Stsci_1994-52f_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 49m 48.9s
DEC = 21° 25’ 25.0”
Orientation
North is 53.6° CCW
Field of View
1.3 x 1.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 702.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_1994-52f_1280
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ID
1994-52f
Subject Category
D.5.5.2   D.6.1.1  
Subject Name
unknown
Credits
Mark Dickinson (STScI) and NASA
Release Date
1994-12-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
9,000,000,000
Redshift
9,000,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-52
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Average distance of galaxies in lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
702
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
237.45385505417, 21.42362459500
Reference Dimension
813.00, 830.00
Reference Pixel
533.92804111063, 315.47246153199
Scale
-0.00002690359, 0.00002690359
Rotation
53.62150194246
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 487.57 255.99 414.44 445.36 528.55 255.20 426.33 428.11 608.87 272.45 457.25 401.36 582.68 321.30 469.21 427.48 559.69 383.58 487.56 456.74 Center Pixel Coordinates: 406.50 237.45385900337 415.00 21.42799645638
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-p9452f-f-813x830.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9452f-f-813x830.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/52
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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