Spiral Galaxy when Age of Universe was 9 Billion Years

Stsci_1994-52n_1024

stsci_1994-52n December 6th, 1994

Credit: A. Dressler (Carnegie Institutions of Washington), M. Dickinson (STScI), D. Macchetto (ESA/STScI), M. Giavalisco (STScI), and NASA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of Spiral Galaxy when Age of Universe was 9 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/

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
unknown
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
5,000,000,000 light years
Stsci_1994-52n_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 43m 2.5s
DEC = 46° 58’ 38.7”
Orientation
North is 3.3° CW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical -
Stsci_1994-52n_1280
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ID
1994-52n
Subject Category
D.5.1.1  
Subject Name
unknown
Credits
A. Dressler (Carnegie Institutions of Washington), M. Dickinson (STScI), D. Macchetto (ESA/STScI), M. Giavalisco (STScI), and NASA
Release Date
1994-12-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
5,000,000,000
Redshift
5,000,000,000
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
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
145.76039970972, 46.97740888667
Reference Dimension
45.00, 45.00
Reference Pixel
-675.34688638094, -565.97321073144
Scale
-0.00002790218, 0.00002790218
Rotation
-3.31551068189
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 1465.08 199.54 30.01 26.24 1455.47 201.57 20.50 27.71 1444.13 216.31 7.87 42.64 1467.58 177.04 33.83 3.88 Center Pixel Coordinates: 22.50 145.73360690814 22.50 46.99416991164
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-p9452n-f-45x45.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9452n-f-45x45.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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