Star Cluster NGC 265

Stsci_2006-17b_1024

stsci_2006-17b April 18th, 2006

Credit: Image European Space Agency & NASA Acknowledgment: E. Olszewski (University of Arizona)

A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 265.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-17

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 265
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
200,000 light years
Stsci_2006-17b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 47m 5.2s
DEC = -73° 29’ 28.6”
Orientation
North is 26.0° CW
Field of View
1.4 x 1.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

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) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
30-Oct-04
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
2006-17b
Subject Category
C.5.1.6   C.3.6.4.1  
Subject Name
NGC 265
Credits
Image European Space Agency & NASA Acknowledgment: E. Olszewski (University of Arizona)
Release Date
2006-04-18T00:00:00
Lightyears
200,000
Redshift
200,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-17
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
About 200,000 light-years (61 kiloparsecs)
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
2004-09-02T00:00:00, 2004-09-02T00:00:00, 2004-09-02T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
3
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
11.77174741220, -73.49126505940
Reference Dimension
1701.00, 1701.00
Reference Pixel
887.08624137569, -213.14231633544
Scale
-0.00001384158, 0.00001384158
Rotation
-25.97341615770
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
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-p0617b-f-1701x1701.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0617b-f-1701x1701.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/17
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
200,000 light years

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