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NGC 5689

Stsci_1999-34j_1024

stsci_1999-34j October 6th, 1999

Credit: NASA, ESA, and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5689.

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 5689
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Galaxy > Component > Bulge

Distance

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120,000,000 light years

Stsci_1999-34j_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 35m 29.7s; DEC = 48° 44’ 30.4”
Orientation: North is 42.3° CCW
Field of View: 0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Bootes

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (B)	450.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm

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ID: 1999-34j
Subject Category: C.5.1.1 C.5.4.1
Subject Name: NGC 5689
Credits: NASA, ESA, and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Release Date: 1999-10-06T00:00:00
Lightyears: 120,000,000
Redshift: 120,000,000
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: B, I, H
Central Wavelength: 450, 814, 1600

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 218.87389846459, 48.74177793484
Reference Dimension: 300.00, 301.00

Reference Pixel: 134.70449968671, 217.58964749030
Scale: -0.00001314395, 0.00001314395
Rotation: 42.27204365323
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 475.36 293.71 96.00 214.00 413.95 356.65 152.00 150.00 312.36 397.44 250.00 105.00 433.53 323.68 135.23 182.81 Center Pixel Coordinates: 150.00 218.87456263856 150.50 48.74100901621

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-p9934j-f-300x301.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9934j-f-300x301.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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