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Nucleus of Galaxy Centaurus A

Stsci_1998-14e_1024

stsci_1998-14e May 14th, 1998

Credit: E.J. Schreier (STScI), and NASA

A 1998 Hubble Space Telescope image of Centaurus A.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-14

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Centaurus A
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole

Distance

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 25m 24.9s; DEC = -43° 0’ 56.8”
Orientation: North is 20.9° CCW
Field of View: 1.3 x 1.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Centaurus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Ultraviolet (B)	336.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Infrared (R)	814.0 nm

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ID: 1998-14e
Subject Category: C.5.4.6
Subject Name: Centaurus A
Credits: E.J. Schreier (STScI), and NASA

Release Date: 1998-05-14T00:00:00
Lightyears: 10,000,000
Redshift: 10,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-14

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Ultraviolet, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: B, V, R
Central Wavelength: 336, 555, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 201.35367367139, -43.01578628111
Reference Dimension: 768.00, 804.00

Reference Pixel: 547.43949623358, 690.81163454220
Scale: -0.00002768159, 0.00002768159
Rotation: 20.85442823114
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 767.29 1136.07 410.53 339.62 921.75 1258.65 600.87 399.34 977.52 1298.46 666.19 416.13 819.34 1443.87 569.26 610.19 858.82 1475.94 617.92 626.07 843.61 905.85 398.41 98.19 Center Pixel Coordinates: 384.00 201.36329139589 402.00 -43.02161077282

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-p9814e-f-768x804.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9814e-f-768x804.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1998/14

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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