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The Mice (NGC 4676): Colliding Galaxies Stream Stars and Gas

Stsci_2002-11h_1024

stsci_2002-11h 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 The Mice, NGC 4676.

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: The Mice • NGC 4676
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Interacting

Distance

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 46m 11.0s; DEC = 30° 43’ 40.9”
Orientation: North is 62.2° CW
Field of View: 5.5 x 5.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Coma Berenices

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (g)	475.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2002-11h
Subject Category: C.5.1.7
Subject Name: The Mice, NGC 4676
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: 300,000,000
Redshift: 300,000,000
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: ACS, ACS, ACS
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: 191.54574077445, 30.72802792414
Reference Dimension: 4428.00, 4257.00

Reference Pixel: 2205.86039659436, 2167.90670521943
Scale: -0.00002064995, 0.00002064995
Rotation: -62.22077534795
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 1382.27 1559.34 1961.05 2120.25 1388.23 1544.34 1993.61 2114.46 1370.84 1653.18 1781.59 2184.65 1335.64 1893.53 1317.96 2343.14 Center Pixel Coordinates: 2214.00 191.54484544724 2128.50 30.72774863149

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-p0211h-f-4428x4257.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0211h-f-4428x4257.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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