Galaxy NGC 1512 in Visible Light

Stsci_2001-16q_1024

stsci_2001-16q May 31st, 2001

Credit: NASA, ESA, Dan Maoz (Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and Columbia University, USA)

The yellow is visible light. Image taken by HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-16

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1512
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Type > Barred

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
30,000,000 light years
Stsci_2001-16q_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 3m 50.0s
DEC = -43° 20’ 55.5”
Orientation
North is 139.6° CW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Horologium

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Yellow Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Ha) 658.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Yellow
Stsci_2001-16q_1280
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ID
2001-16q
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.5.1.2  
Subject Name
NGC 1512
Credits
NASA, ESA, Dan Maoz (Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and Columbia University, USA)
Release Date
2001-05-31T00:00:00
Lightyears
30,000,000
Redshift
30,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-16
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Yellow
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Ha
Central Wavelength
658
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
60.95828215000, -43.34874200000
Reference Dimension
564.00, 573.00
Reference Pixel
-476.86685374927, -357.94764287855
Scale
-0.00001268361, 0.00001268361
Rotation
-139.62488675877
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 629.36 1021.76 338.33 396.60 647.58 1054.47 261.63 366.87 659.96 1099.05 178.38 309.79 659.67 1114.81 156.85 282.43 645.21 1019.97 314.65 421.76 Center Pixel Coordinates: 282.00 60.97579139898 286.50 -43.34877585190
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-p0116q-f-580x580.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0116q-f-580x580.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2001/16
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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30,000,000 light years

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