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Possible Ring of New Stars in Edge-On Galaxy NGC 4013

Stsci_2002-13k_1024

stsci_2002-13k June 5th, 2002

Credit: NASA, The NICMOS Group (STScI, ESA) and The NICMOS Science Team (Univ. of Arizona)

A 2002 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4013.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-13

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 4013
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

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55,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 58m 31.3s; DEC = 43° 56’ 50.9”
Orientation: North is 4.6° CCW
Field of View: 0.8 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Ursa Major

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (Pa)	1.9 µm

Spectrum_base

Blue

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ID: 2002-13k
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 4013
Credits: NASA, The NICMOS Group (STScI, ESA) and The NICMOS Science Team (Univ. of Arizona)

Release Date: 2002-06-05T00:00:00
Lightyears: 55,000,000
Redshift: 55,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-13

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

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

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: Pa
Central Wavelength: 1870

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Integration Time
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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 179.63033948620, 43.94746124137
Reference Dimension: 1008.00, 1008.00

Reference Pixel: 486.70595593061, 495.93888634237
Scale: -0.00001325832, 0.00001325832
Rotation: 4.60002619826
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 139.16 140.99 477.12 515.74 129.93 185.49 298.38 483.74 113.67 186.29 296.38 414.73 157.75 95.65 658.54 590.11 Center Pixel Coordinates: 504.00 179.62999341522 504.00 43.94754922231

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-p0213k-f-1008x1008.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0213k-f-1008x1008.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2002/13

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

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