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/

Image Details Image Details

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

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
20,000 light years
Stsci_2007-34b_128
 

Position Details 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 Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 550.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (z) 850.0 nm
December 2005
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2007-34b_1280
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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
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-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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Universescalefull
20,000 light years

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