Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370

Stsci_2003-24b_1024

stsci_2003-24b September 4th, 2003

Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team and A. Riess (STScI)

A 2003 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3370.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-24

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 3370
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
98,000,000 light years
Stsci_2003-24b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 47m 6.9s
DEC = 17° 16’ 40.0”
Orientation
North is 160.9° CCW
Field of View
3.8 x 3.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Leo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
2003-24b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
NGC 3370
Credits
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team and A. Riess (STScI)
Release Date
2003-09-04T00:00:00
Lightyears
98,000,000
Redshift
98,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-24
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, Infrared
Bandpass
B, V, I
Central Wavelength
435, 555, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
161.77877906291, 17.27778021840
Reference Dimension
6746.00, 6746.00
Reference Pixel
3348.38873144861, 3433.43315742868
Scale
-0.00000926742, 0.00000926742
Rotation
160.86695435296
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 757.40 1974.52 5675.58 2131.85 867.55 1858.16 5246.53 2354.65 1066.50 2184.77 5005.71 1231.89 823.13 1732.39 5251.73 2751.49 850.86 1556.76 4999.01 3222.49 Center Pixel Coordinates: 3373.00 161.77919326712 3373.00 17.27822574031
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-p0324b-f-6746x6746.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0324b-f-6746x6746.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/24
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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98,000,000 light years

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