MACHO-96-BLG-5 WFPC2

Stsci_2000-03b_1024

stsci_2000-03b January 13th, 2000

Credit: NASA/ESA and Dave Bennett (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)

A 2000 Hubble Space Telescope image of MACHO-96-BLG-5.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-03

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
MACHO-96-BLG-5
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Black Hole
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing
Stsci_2000-03b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 5m 2.5s
DEC = -27° 42’ 17.2”
Orientation
North is 15.8° CCW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Orange
Stsci_2000-03b_1280
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ID
2000-03b
Subject Category
C.3.1.10   C.6.2.1  
Subject Name
MACHO-96-BLG-5
Credits
NASA/ESA and Dave Bennett (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
Release Date
2000-01-13T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-03
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, 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
271.26038848873, -27.70477748594
Reference Dimension
393.00, 393.00
Reference Pixel
177.88240143214, 76.61786726474
Scale
-0.00000634923, 0.00000634923
Rotation
15.84923913678
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 423.70 381.01 175.00 230.00 406.34 381.48 141.00 232.00 465.47 327.51 258.00 124.00 481.89 365.99 291.26 199.32 351.45 343.00 30.89 153.58 419.01 344.41 165.60 158.02 439.66 341.59 206.73 151.66 Center Pixel Coordinates: 196.50 271.26002310027 196.50 -27.70407066406
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-p0003b-f-393x393.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0003b-f-393x393.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2000/03
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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