Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365

Stsci_1999-34d_1024

stsci_1999-34d October 6th, 1999

Credit: NASA/ESA and John Trauger (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1365.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-34

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 1365
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Size > Giant
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Component > Bulge

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
60,000,000 light years
Stsci_1999-34d_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 33m 35.0s
DEC = -36° 8’ 27.2”
Orientation
North is 11.9° CW
Field of View
0.6 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Orange
Stsci_1999-34d_1280
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ID
1999-34d
Subject Category
C.5.2.1   C.5.1.1   C.5.4.1  
Subject Name
NGC 1365
Credits
NASA/ESA and John Trauger (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Release Date
1999-10-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
60,000,000
Redshift
60,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-34
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Cyan, Orange
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, I
Central Wavelength
555, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
53.39580739111, -36.14089255361
Reference Dimension
745.00, 745.00
Reference Pixel
613.61410929886, 245.76933333956
Scale
-0.00001249049, 0.00001249049
Rotation
-11.94648986498
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 942.62 1054.14 423.00 522.00 949.40 1084.65 423.00 591.00 958.07 1065.06 452.00 554.00 986.02 988.58 546.42 401.91 Center Pixel Coordinates: 372.50 53.39987542631 372.50 -36.14002545153
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-p9934d-f-745x745.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9934d-f-745x745.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/34
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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