Hubble Ultra Deep Field

stsci_2005-28b September 27th, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith and the HUDF Team (STScI), and B. Mobasher (STScI)

The galaxy, named HUDF-JD2, was pinpointed among approximately 10,000 others in a small area of sky called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF). This is the deepest image of the universe ever made at optical and near-infrared wavelengths.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-28

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: HUDF
Subject - Distant Universe: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field

Distance

Position Details

Position (FK5): RA = 3h 32m 42.5s; DEC = -27° 48’ 21.7”
Orientation: North is 46.5° CCW
Field of View: 3.1 x 3.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Fornax

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (i)	775.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (z)	850.0 nm

ID: 2005-28b
Subject Category: D.6.1.1
Subject Name: HUDF
Credits: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith and the HUDF Team (STScI), and B. Mobasher (STScI)

Release Date: 2005-09-27T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift: 6.5
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-28

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: This galaxy has a redshift of z = 6.5

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, i, z
Central Wavelength: 435, 606, 775, 850

Start Time: 2003-09-24T00:00:00, 2003-09-25T00:00:00, 2003-09-24T00:00:00, 2003-09-24T00:00:00
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Coordinate Frame: FK5
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 53.1771335701999988, -27.8060227853999997
Reference Dimension: 3100.0000000000000000, 3100.0000000000000000

Reference Pixel: 1639.6747436499999822, 368.9859619099997872
Scale: -0.0000166670004167, 0.0000166670004167
Rotation: 46.5196650086616756
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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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-p0528b-f-3100x3100.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0528b-f-3100x3100.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2005/28

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

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