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Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741

Stsci_2004-15b_1024

stsci_2004-15b April 22nd, 2004

Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI) Acknowledgment: J. Higdon (Cornell U.) and I. Jordan (STScI)

A 2004 Hubble Space Telescope image of AM 0644-741.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-15

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: AM 0644-741
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Ring; Galaxy > Type > Interacting

Distance

Universescale3

300,000,000 light years

Stsci_2004-15b_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 6h 43m 18.0s; DEC = -74° 14’ 16.4”
Orientation: North is 70.6° CCW
Field of View: 3.3 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Volans

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (r)	625.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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Red

Stsci_2004-15b_1280

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ID: 2004-15b
Subject Category: C.5.1.5 C.5.1.7
Subject Name: AM 0644-741
Credits: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI) Acknowledgment: J. Higdon (Cornell U.) and I. Jordan (STScI)

Release Date: 2004-04-22T00:00:00
Lightyears: 300,000,000
Redshift: 300,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-15

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Magenta, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, r, I
Central Wavelength: 435, 555, 625, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 100.82506035120, -74.23788774128
Reference Dimension: 3940.00, 3889.00

Reference Pixel: 1982.70736402405, 1899.16205617123
Scale: -0.00001389897, 0.00001389897
Rotation: 70.59210723853
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 955.01 1238.41 1510.72 2657.09 1790.23 1438.77 2443.16 1216.90 2206.00 1165.78 2205.64 248.93 1740.64 1983.69 3439.67 1670.26 439.26 914.51 556.37 3410.72 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1970.00 100.82304051487 1944.50 -74.23750738363

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-p0415b-f-3940x3889.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0415b-f-3940x3889.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/15

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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