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Rich Background of Galaxies Behind the Tadpole Galaxy

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stsci_2002-11e April 30th, 2002

Credit: NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA

A 2002 Hubble Space Telescope image of UGC 10214 , The Tadpole Galaxy.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-11

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: UGC 10214 • The Tadpole Galaxy
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Galaxy > Type > Barred

Distance

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420,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 16h 6m 10.0s; DEC = 55° 25’ 48.7”
Orientation: North is 142.4° CCW
Field of View: 3.9 x 4.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Draco

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2002-11e
Subject Category: C.5.1.1 C.5.1.2
Subject Name: UGC 10214, The Tadpole Galaxy
Credits: NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA

Release Date: 2002-04-30T00:00:00
Lightyears: 420,000,000
Redshift: 420,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-11

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

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: G, V, I
Central Wavelength: 475, 606, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 241.54158916582, 55.43018832795
Reference Dimension: 4678.00, 5062.00

Reference Pixel: 2163.23813828369, 2838.88815147688
Scale: -0.00001376946, 0.00001376946
Rotation: 142.39446961651
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 1522.24 1930.27 2645.83 1531.48 1703.01 1547.71 1894.74 1914.97 2225.15 854.20 225.24 2378.53 1690.02 2441.88 3005.47 505.70 1324.20 2006.30 3054.42 1652.10 Center Pixel Coordinates: 2339.00 241.54954265547 2531.00 55.43203888306

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-p0211e-f-4678x5062.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0211e-f-4678x5062.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2002/11

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

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