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Elliptical Galaxy when Age of Universe was 14 Billion Years

Stsci_1994-52k_1024

stsci_1994-52k December 6th, 1994

Credit: D. Macchetto, STScI, A. Dressler, Carnegie Institutions of Washington, M. Dickinson, STScI and NASA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of Elliptical Galaxy when Age of Universe was 14 Billion Years.

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/

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: unknown
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Elliptical

Distance

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10,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 3m 25.8s; DEC = -26° 3’ 13.0”
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (WFPC2)	606.0 nm

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Stsci_1994-52k_1280

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ID: 1994-52k
Subject Category: C.5.1.4
Subject Name: unknown
Credits: D. Macchetto, STScI, A. Dressler, Carnegie Institutions of Washington, M. Dickinson, STScI and NASA

Release Date: 1994-12-06T00:00:00
Lightyears: 10,000,000
Redshift: 10,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-52

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Approx. distance in Lightyears

Facility: hubble
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Optical
Bandpass: WFPC2
Central Wavelength: 606

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 0.85744985361, -26.05360588028
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Quality: Position
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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-p9452k-f-550x550.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9452k-f-550x550.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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