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Full Hubble ACS Image of NGC 3603

Stsci_2007-34b_1024

stsci_2007-34b October 2nd, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)- ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Full-field image of NGC 3603 using a single pointing of the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard Hubble. This image spans 19 light-years across.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-34

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 3603
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Emission

Distance

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20,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (FK5): RA = 11h 15m 5.8s; DEC = -61° 16’ 49.4”
Orientation: North is 61.5° CCW
Field of View: 3.2 x 3.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	550.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (z)	850.0 nm
December 2005

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ID: 2007-34b
Subject Category: B.4.2.1
Subject Name: NGC 3603
Credits: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)- ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Release Date: 2007-10-02T00:00:00
Lightyears: 20,000
Redshift: 20,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-34

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Approximately 20,000 light-years (6,100 parsecs) away.

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, z
Central Wavelength: 435, 550, 850

Start Time: 2005-12-29T00:00:00, 2005-12-29T00:00:00, 2005-12-29T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: D

Coordinate Frame: FK5
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 168.7742746149999959, -61.2803790075000023
Reference Dimension: 3887.0000000000000000, 4004.0000000000000000

Reference Pixel: 3294.4645996099998229, 1789.6628418000000238
Scale: -0.0000138780510074, 0.0000138780510074
Rotation: 61.5409211700325116
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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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-p0734b-f-3887x4004.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0734b-f-3887x4004.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/34

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

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