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NGC 1365 NICMOS

Stsci_1999-34e_1024

stsci_1999-34e October 6th, 1999

Credit: NASA, ESA, and C. Marcella Carollo (Columbia University)

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1365
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Size > Giant; Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Galaxy > Component > Bulge

Distance

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Stsci_1999-34e_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 3h 33m 35.0s; DEC = -36° 8’ 27.2”
Orientation: North is 3.9° CCW
Field of View: 0.3 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Fornax

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm

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ID: 1999-34e
Subject Category: C.5.2.1 C.5.1.1 C.5.4.1
Subject Name: NGC 1365
Credits: NASA, ESA, and C. Marcella Carollo (Columbia University)

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: V, I, H
Central Wavelength: 555, 814, 1600

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 53.39580739111, -36.14089255361
Reference Dimension: 256.00, 256.00

Reference Pixel: 317.41006167092, 160.71379983413
Scale: -0.00002122529, 0.00002122529
Rotation: 3.86254130763
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 924.47 1058.03 189.58 152.89 942.23 1054.36 212.24 145.33 958.12 1065.23 234.41 158.03 949.14 1084.73 223.91 184.22 908.59 1091.54 171.85 198.41 Center Pixel Coordinates: 128.00 53.40082035450 128.00 -36.14117045660

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-p9934e-f-256x256.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9934e-f-256x256.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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