Postcards from Andromeda: Andromeda Galaxy Halo Details

Stsci_2003-15e_1024

stsci_2003-15e May 7th, 2003

Credit: NASA, ESA and T.M. Brown (STScI)

A 2003 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 224, M31, Andromeda Galaxy.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-15

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 224 M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
2,500,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 46m 6.8s
DEC = 40° 42’ 32.8”
Orientation
North is 75.4° CW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Andromeda

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Red
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ID
2003-15e
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 224, M31, Andromeda Galaxy
Credits
NASA, ESA and T.M. Brown (STScI)
Release Date
2003-05-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
2,500,000
Redshift
2,500,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-15
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Red
Band
Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
V, I
Central Wavelength
606, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
11.52843016085, 40.70912273993
Reference Dimension
751.00, 751.00
Reference Pixel
325.74002398874, -1047.23165406692
Scale
-0.00000831685, 0.00000831685
Rotation
-75.39083215474
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 970.82 1135.96 554.80 611.94 840.00 1159.02 370.26 210.54 861.45 1208.57 231.33 322.10 916.23 1090.73 656.45 395.85 862.19 1055.84 722.33 191.50 Center Pixel Coordinates: 375.50 11.54340326159 375.50 40.71250950863
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-p0315e-f-751x751.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0315e-f-751x751.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/15
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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2,500,000 light years

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