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NGC 5307

Stsci_2007-33e_1024

stsci_2007-33e September 11th, 2007

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

A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5307.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-33

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 5307
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Planetary

Distance

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7,900 light years

Stsci_2007-33e_128

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 50m 59.5s; DEC = -51° 11’ 55.4”
Orientation: North is 15.8° CCW
Field of View: 0.6 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Centaurus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical ([O III])	502.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical ([N II])	658.0 nm
February, 2007

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Red

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ID: 2007-33e
Subject Category: B.4.1.3
Subject Name: NGC 5307
Credits: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Release Date: 2007-09-11T00:00:00
Lightyears: 7,900
Redshift: 7,900
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-33

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: 7,900 light-years (2.42 kpc)

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: [O III], Halpha, [N II]
Central Wavelength: 502, 656, 658

Start Time: 2007-02-10T00:00:00, 2007-02-10T00:00:00, 2007-02-10T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: F

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 207.74783885528, -51.19871064972
Reference Dimension: 1100.00, 1100.00

Reference Pixel: 1454.46326792047, 1671.56825639900
Scale: -0.00000842018, 0.00000842018
Rotation: 15.79082080441
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 FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 595.95 1203.87 558.46 553.51 474.53 1214.21 180.63 695.44 639.83 1261.40 749.88 694.35 722.99 1343.51 1086.61 883.78 685.21 1140.06 783.74 271.06 593.21 1048.18 409.15 61.40 Center Pixel Coordinates: 550.00 207.76362049110 550.00 -51.20572249341

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-p0733e-f-1100x1100.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0733e-f-1100x1100.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/33

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

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