Full Image of Galaxy NGC 1275

Stsci_2003-14b_1024

stsci_2003-14b May 1st, 2003

Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

A 2003 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1275, Perseus A, 3C 84.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-14

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1275 Perseus A 3C 84
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
235,000,000 light years
Stsci_2003-14b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 19m 48.0s
DEC = 41° 31’ 30.2”
Orientation
North is 131.0° CW
Field of View
2.4 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Perseus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 450.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 702.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2003-14b_1280
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ID
2003-14b
Subject Category
C.5.1.7   C.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
NGC 1275, Perseus A, 3C 84
Credits
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date
2003-05-01T00:00:00
Lightyears
235,000,000
Redshift
235,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-14
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
B, R, I
Central Wavelength
450, 702, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
49.94987788250, 41.52506289167
Reference Dimension
2641.00, 2674.00
Reference Pixel
1650.92769614996, 1047.32034565281
Scale
-0.00001542824, 0.00001542824
Rotation
-131.02066642948
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 561.18 1541.57 1625.00 379.00 438.72 1453.37 1887.67 315.57 674.64 1047.83 2157.86 1113.90 706.22 706.66 2581.01 1557.85 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1320.50 49.94992236602 1337.00 41.51822933609
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-p0314b-f-2641x2674.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0314b-f-2641x2674.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/14
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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235,000,000 light years

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