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Postcards from Andromeda: Andromeda Galaxy Halo Details

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stsci_2003-15f 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/

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Image Details

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

Distance

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2,500,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 46m 6.8s; DEC = 40° 42’ 32.8”
Orientation: North is 75.2° CW
Field of View: 0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Andromeda

Color Mapping

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

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Blue

Red

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ID: 2003-15f
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

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Integration Time
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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 11.52843016085, 40.70912273993
Reference Dimension: 751.00, 751.00

Reference Pixel: 1426.77769518988, -501.06572765790
Scale: -0.00000828315, 0.00000828315
Rotation: -75.21583592507
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 947.03 1518.10 406.68 313.10 1000.63 1470.28 605.52 445.78 989.68 1570.68 274.90 496.55 947.76 1442.68 649.87 250.69 Center Pixel Coordinates: 375.50 11.54067708085 375.50 40.70246372884

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-p0315f-f-751x751.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0315f-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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