Javascript must be enabled to use AstroPix. Learn How!

Galaxy I Zwicky 18

Stsci_2002-02d_1024

stsci_2002-02d January 8th, 2002

Credit: D. Hunter (Lowell Observ.) and A. Aloisi (JHU)

Nearby: As it actually appears at ~30Mly

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-02

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

View Options

Fullscreen

View in WorldWide Telescope

Download Options

Full Size Image (518 x 389)
Source TIFF (244 KB)

Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: I Zw 18
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Irregular; Galaxy > Size > Dwarf

Distance

Universescale2

30,000,000 light years

Stsci_2002-02d_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 34m 2.0s; DEC = 55° 14’ 29.7”
Orientation: North is 31.7° CCW
Field of View: 0.4 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Ursa Major

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical	-

Stsci_2002-02d_1280

×

ID: 2002-02d
Subject Category: C.5.1.6 C.5.2.2
Subject Name: I Zw 18
Credits: D. Hunter (Lowell Observ.) and A. Aloisi (JHU)

Release Date: 2002-01-08T00:00:00
Lightyears: 30,000,000
Redshift: 30,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-02

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Red

Band: Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 143.50841022972, 55.24157188861
Reference Dimension: 518.00, 389.00

Reference Pixel: 239.89594193587, 262.91697603739
Scale: -0.00001272169, 0.00001272169
Rotation: 31.66872032108
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 440.41 530.60 239.98 198.53 446.67 523.94 242.03 189.32 511.90 519.87 300.87 148.39 443.21 449.10 195.76 121.72 430.17 571.34 254.20 243.16 Center Pixel Coordinates: 259.00 143.50883900505 194.50 55.24071603163

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-p0202d-f-518x389.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0202d-f-518x389.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2002/02

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

×

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×

Universescalefull

30,000,000 light years

Providers | Sign In

Nasa_partner

NASA’s Universe of Learning materials are based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The award is part of NASA’s Science Activation program, which strives to further enable NASA science experts and content into the learning environment more effectively and efficiently with learners of all ages.