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 Details

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

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
7,900 light years
Stsci_2007-33e_128
 

Position Details 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 Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical ([O III]) 502.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Halpha) 656.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical ([N II]) 658.0 nm
February, 2007
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2007-33e_1280
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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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Universescalefull
7,900 light years

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