A Tiny, Youthful Spiral Galaxy, ESO 418-008

Stsci_2001-04c_1024

stsci_2001-04c January 11th, 2001

Credit: Rogier Windhorst (Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), the Hubble mid-UV team and NASA/ESA

A 2001 Hubble Space Telescope image of ESO 418-008.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-04

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
ESO 418-008
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
56,000,000 light years
Stsci_2001-04c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 31m 29.3s
DEC = -30° 12’ 26.0”
Orientation
North is 164.0° CCW
Field of View
0.9 x 0.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 300.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Red
Stsci_2001-04c_1280
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ID
2001-04c
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
ESO 418-008
Credits
Rogier Windhorst (Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), the Hubble mid-UV team and NASA/ESA
Release Date
2001-01-11T00:00:00
Lightyears
56,000,000
Redshift
56,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-04
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Infrared
Bandpass
U, I
Central Wavelength
300, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
52.87227473722, -30.20721416361
Reference Dimension
574.00, 526.00
Reference Pixel
7.26744189616, 66.86303601574
Scale
-0.00002735571, 0.00002735571
Rotation
164.02987707588
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 692.24 1034.11 282.03 449.96 701.20 1119.76 297.41 362.79 829.04 1154.97 182.04 294.85 878.39 1156.10 135.27 278.40 619.46 1185.78 395.15 321.81 Center Pixel Coordinates: 287.00 52.87910432953 263.00 -30.21448859363
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-p0104c-f-574x526.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0104c-f-574x526.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2001/04
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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56,000,000 light years

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