WFPC2 Mosaic of NGC 604 in M33

Stsci_2003-30b_1024

stsci_2003-30b December 4th, 2003

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

This full mosaic WFPC2 image shows a slightly larger area around NGC 604. The scale of this image is 2.5 arcminutes along the bottom.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-30

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 604 M33
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
2,700,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 34m 33.2s
DEC = 30° 46’ 54.4”
Orientation
North is 20.5° CW
Field of View
2.4 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Triangulum

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OII) 375.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-b) 487.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-a) 656.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (NII) 658.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (SII) 673.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (SIII) 953.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Stsci_2003-30b_1280
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ID
2003-30b
Subject Category
C.4.1.2  
Subject Name
NGC 604, M33
Credits
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date
2003-12-04T00:00:00
Lightyears
2,700,000
Redshift
2,700,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-30
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
U, OII, H-b, OIII, V, H-a, NII, SII, I, SIII
Central Wavelength
336, 375, 487, 502, 555, 656, 658, 673, 814, 953
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
23.63840425194, 30.78177846972
Reference Dimension
1491.00, 1492.00
Reference Pixel
625.97106448967, 785.80952074884
Scale
-0.00002737260, 0.00002737260
Rotation
-20.52549370717
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 1044.75 882.71 709.23 612.04 1106.00 858.79 774.46 609.85 1123.64 919.88 769.65 674.64 1082.80 943.60 723.46 683.15 1017.39 954.96 658.28 670.51 Center Pixel Coordinates: 745.50 23.63432538441 746.00 30.78193297297
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-p0330b-f-1491x1492.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0330b-f-1491x1492.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/30
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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