Elliptical Galaxy when Age of Universe was 2 Billion Years

Stsci_1994-52r_1024

stsci_1994-52r 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 2 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
12,000,000,000 light years
Stsci_1994-52r_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 3m 25.8s
DEC = -26° 3’ 13.0”
Orientation
North is 156.0° CW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_1994-52r_1280
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ID
1994-52r
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
12,000,000,000
Redshift
12,000,000,000
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
0.85744985361, -26.05360588028
Reference Dimension
50.00, 50.00
Reference Pixel
811.74992947529, -333.38728469651
Scale
-0.00002215754, 0.00002215754
Rotation
-155.97156612182
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 1261.45 1532.67 24.04 25.92 1260.71 1536.57 22.57 21.32 1259.60 1535.55 24.87 21.53 Center Pixel Coordinates: 25.00 0.84861903984 25.00 -26.06908961534
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-p9452r-f-50x50.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9452r-f-50x50.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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