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Detail of SWEEPS ACS/WFC Color Composite

Stsci_2006-34c_1024

stsci_2006-34c October 4th, 2006

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

Detail of ACS/WFC color composite showing resolved host star SWEEPS-04, host star of an extrasolar planet confirmed by radial velocity observations.

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

Universescale1

25,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 58m 55.6s; DEC = -29° 10’ 52.6”
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

Spectrum_base

Blue

Green

Green

Red

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ID: 2006-34c
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: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 269.7316315969999891, -29.1812914174999989
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Quality: Position
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-p0634c-f-2868x1635.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0634c-f-2868x1635.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/34

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

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