Elliptical Galaxy when Age of Universe was 5 Billion Years

Stsci_1994-52o_1024

stsci_1994-52o 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 Elliptical Galaxy when Age of Universe was 5 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 > Elliptical

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
9,000,000,000 light years
Stsci_1994-52o_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 49m 48.7s
DEC = 21° 26’ 10.2”
Orientation
North is 1.3° CW
Field of View
0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_1994-52o_1280
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ID
1994-52o
Subject Category
D.5.1.4  
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
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
Approx. distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
606
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
237.45279230417, 21.43617579500
Reference Dimension
55.00, 55.00
Reference Pixel
398.65301630858, 1895.69437468269
Scale
-0.00000843841, 0.00000843841
Rotation
-1.33393035377
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 775.51 1372.27 26.07 27.46 786.88 1381.25 39.67 24.69 781.30 1376.35 33.01 24.41 772.90 1371.61 -1.00 -1.00 Center Pixel Coordinates: 27.50 237.46168093269 27.50 21.42787488435
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-p9452o-f-55x55.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9452o-f-55x55.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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