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Quasar MC2 1635+119 and Host Galaxy

Stsci_2007-39b_1024

stsci_2007-39b October 25th, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside)

A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of MC2 1635+119, MC2 1635+11.9.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-39

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: MC2 1635+119 • MC2 1635+11.9
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Activity > AGN

Distance

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2,000,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 16h 37m 43.8s; DEC = 11° 50’ 23.3”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View: 1.2 x 1.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Hercules

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
June 28/July 4, 2005

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ID: 2007-39b
Subject Category: D.5.3.2
Subject Name: MC2 1635+119, MC2 1635+11.9
Credits: NASA, ESA, and G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside)

Release Date: 2007-10-25T00:00:00
Lightyears: 2,000,000,000
Redshift: 0.146
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-39

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: The object has a redshift, z = 0.146.

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: ACS
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Optical
Bandpass: V
Central Wavelength: 606

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: J

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 249.43234692500, 11.83980523492
Reference Dimension: 1404.00, 1404.00

Reference Pixel: 1491.85305378575, 1387.88372526182
Scale: -0.00001388755, 0.00001388755
Rotation: 0.05147594636
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 1066.67 1770.50 632.02 566.07 1081.31 1874.72 662.15 775.16 1135.57 1957.23 770.75 939.50 1383.20 1848.12 1266.13 721.49 1135.07 1564.96 769.13 155.15 Center Pixel Coordinates: 702.00 249.44355395777 702.00 11.83029517260

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-p0739b-f-1404x1404.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0739b-f-1404x1404.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/39

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

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