HST 16302+8230

stsci_1999-18e May 13th, 1999

Credit: Kavan Ratnatunga (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) and NASA/ESA

HST 16302+8230 could be an "Einstein ring" and the most intriguing lens candidate. It has been nicknamed the "the London Underground" since it resembles that logo.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-18

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: HST 16302+8230
Subject - Distant Universe: Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 16h 30m 37.6s; DEC = 82° 29’ 51.6”
Orientation: North is 58.5° CCW
Field of View: 0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Ursa Minor

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Infrared (B)	450.0 nm

ID: 1999-18e
Subject Category: D.6.2.1
Subject Name: HST 16302+8230
Credits: Kavan Ratnatunga (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1999-05-13T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-18

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: V, I, B
Central Wavelength: 606, 814, 450

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 247.65651974944, 82.49766916778
Reference Dimension: 62.00, 62.00

Reference Pixel: -151.01726892166, -399.08118324588
Scale: -0.00002715178, 0.00002715178
Rotation: 58.53298427841
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 1559.39 1002.21 30.99 21.02 1546.51 994.16 17.79 26.95 1545.86 1010.02 30.99 36.38 1549.27 1036.28 53.45 50.80 1548.64 1013.12 34.49 36.64 Center Pixel Coordinates: 31.00 247.55522485300 31.00 82.49951914836

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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9918e-f-62x62.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9918e-f-62x62.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/18

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

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