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Close-Up of Galaxy NGC 2903 in Infrared

Stsci_1999-10g_1024

stsci_1999-10g March 18th, 1999

Credit: Torsten Boeker, Space Telescope

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 2903.

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 2903
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

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25,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 32m 9.8s; DEC = 21° 29’ 55.2”
Orientation: North is 149.4° CW
Field of View: 0.8 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Leo

Color Mapping

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

Spectrum_base

Blue

Red

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ID: 1999-10g
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 2903
Credits: Torsten Boeker, Space Telescope

Release Date: 1999-03-18T00:00:00
Lightyears: 25,000,000
Redshift: 25,000,000
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
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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 143.04079585920, 21.49865884629
Reference Dimension: 492.00, 492.00

Reference Pixel: 220.21086664886, 280.32974540671
Scale: -0.00002859591, 0.00002859591
Rotation: -149.35833350410
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 118.11 149.47 191.42 256.56 134.55 145.17 199.42 223.44 142.89 142.13 206.34 207.07 151.24 129.74 231.81 191.48 133.47 121.52 247.88 226.15 123.41 133.49 223.60 246.04 Center Pixel Coordinates: 246.00 143.03961368206 246.00 21.49911135719

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-p9910g-f-492x492.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9910g-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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