SWEEPS ACS/WFC Color Composite

stsci_2006-34b October 4th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, and K. Sahu (STScI)

Color composite of ACS/WFC images (V and I band filters) showing nine identified host stars of SWEEPS extrasolar planet candidates with location of detail image outlined.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-34

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: SWEEPS Field
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Distance

25,000 light years

Position Details

Position (FK5): RA = 17h 58m 55.6s; DEC = -29° 10’ 52.6”
Orientation: North is 88.9° CCW
Field of View: 3.0 x 1.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (R)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (R)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
February 22 - 29, 2004

ID: 2006-34b
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.2
Subject Name: SWEEPS Field
Credits: NASA, ESA, and K. Sahu (STScI)

Release Date: 2006-10-04T00:00:00
Lightyears: 25,000
Redshift: 25,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-34

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

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, R, I, I
Central Wavelength: 606, 606, 814, 814

Start Time: 2003-06-09T00:00:00, 2003-06-09T00:00:00, 2003-06-09T00:00:00, 2003-06-09T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: F

Coordinate Frame: FK5
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 269.7316315969999891, -29.1812914174999989
Reference Dimension: 3724.0000000000000000, 1864.0000000000000000

Reference Pixel: 497.7501850130000207, 1253.7331161499998871
Scale: -0.0000134368330079, 0.0000134368330079
Rotation: 88.8898664852893035
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

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-p0634b-f-3724x1864.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0634b-f-3724x1864.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/34

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

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

25,000 light years