NGC 6251

Stsci_1997-28b_1024

stsci_1997-28b September 10th, 1997

Credit: Philippe Crane (European Southern Observatory) and NASA

A 1997 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6251.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-28

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6251
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
350,000,000 light years
Stsci_1997-28b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 32m 31.9s
DEC = 82° 32’ 16.5”
Orientation
North is 6.9° CW
Field of View
0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Minor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (FOC) Ultraviolet (Near-UV) 220.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Optical -
Spectrum_xray1w
Blue
Stsci_1997-28b_1280
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ID
1997-28b
Subject Category
C.5.3.2.1   C.5.4.6  
Subject Name
NGC 6251
Credits
Philippe Crane (European Southern Observatory) and NASA
Release Date
1997-09-10T00:00:00
Lightyears
350,000,000
Redshift
350,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-28
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
FOC, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Orange
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical
Bandpass
Near-UV, -
Central Wavelength
220, -
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
248.13304166670, 82.53791666667
Reference Dimension
281.00, 281.00
Reference Pixel
264.26311955109, 248.95838245997
Scale
-0.00000194536, 0.00000194536
Rotation
-6.92426386227
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 170.14 194.79 143.94 213.03 180.25 207.53 152.35 179.37 208.39 223.75 129.32 113.82 198.54 218.94 140.80 137.72 Center Pixel Coordinates: 140.50 248.13396122647 140.50 82.53768597356
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-p9728b-f-281x281.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9728b-f-281x281.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1997/28
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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350,000,000 light years

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