Full ACS Field of NGC 1309

stsci_2006-07c February 7th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA) and A. Riess (STScI)

This image of NGC 1309 extends out to the physical edge of the ACS field. The image was taken in 2005. NGC 1309 is 100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs) distant.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-07

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1309
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Star > Type > Variable

Distance

100,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 3h 22m 5.7s; DEC = -15° 23’ 47.7”
Orientation: North is 3.0° CCW
Field of View: 3.5 x 3.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Eridanus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
August/September 2005

ID: 2006-07c
Subject Category: D.5.1.1 D.3.2.1
Subject Name: NGC 1309
Credits: NASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA) and A. Riess (STScI)

Release Date: 2006-02-07T00:00:00
Lightyears: 100,000,000
Redshift: 100,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-07

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: 100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs)

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

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

Start Time: 2005-09-18T00:00:00, 2005-08-06T00:00:00, 2005-08-06T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: A

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 50.52369369750, -15.39658220610
Reference Dimension: 4200.00, 4200.00

Reference Pixel: 2048.13180269748, 2094.87468202175
Scale: -0.00001389758, 0.00001389758
Rotation: 3.01331589310
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

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Publisher: STScI
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p0607c-f-4200x4200.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0607c-f-4200x4200.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/07

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

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

100,000,000 light years