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Close-Up of Galaxy NGC 6946 in Infrared

Stsci_1999-10e_1024

stsci_1999-10e March 18th, 1999

Credit: Torsten Boeker, Space Telescope Science Institute, and NASA/ESA

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6946.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-10

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 6946
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 20h 34m 51.1s; DEC = 60° 9’ 24.8”
Orientation: North is 38.0° CCW
Field of View: 0.8 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Cygnus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (Pa-alpha)	1.9 µm

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Blue

Red

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ID: 1999-10e
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 6946
Credits: Torsten Boeker, Space Telescope Science Institute, and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1999-03-18T00:00:00
Lightyears: 20,000,000
Redshift: 20,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-10

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

Facility: Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: NICMOS, NICMOS
Color Assignment: Blue, Red

Band: Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: H, Pa-alpha
Central Wavelength: 1600, 1870

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Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 308.71291397310, 60.15688581183
Reference Dimension: 492.00, 492.00

Reference Pixel: 280.33715426622, 276.24207095183
Scale: -0.00002751580, 0.00002751580
Rotation: 38.02821560195
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 197.58 40.77 394.78 411.06 156.36 59.36 312.88 372.40 163.53 56.68 326.61 377.99 136.20 57.35 273.00 376.47 131.72 39.65 263.52 412.54 150.76 28.45 301.42 435.75 Center Pixel Coordinates: 246.00 308.71236520323 246.00 60.15564874116

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-p9910e-f-492x492.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9910e-f-492x492.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/10

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

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