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Spiral Galaxy in the Coma Cluster, Part of a Larger Hubble Image

Stsci_2008-24b_1024

stsci_2008-24b June 10th, 2008

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

A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Coma Cluster, Abell 1656.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-24

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Coma Cluster • Abell 1656
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Distance

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300,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (FK5): RA = 1h 36m 37.0s; DEC = 15° 45’ 10.2”
Orientation: North is 23.3° CCW
Field of View: 3.3 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Pisces

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (SDSS g)	475.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

Spectrum_base

Cyan

Orange

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ID: 2008-24b
Subject Category: C.5.5.3
Subject Name: Coma Cluster, Abell 1656
Credits: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Release Date: 2008-06-10T00:00:00
Lightyears: 300,000,000
Redshift: 300,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-24

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC
Color Assignment: Cyan, Orange

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: SDSS g, I
Central Wavelength: 475, 814

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Integration Time
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Notes

Coordinate Frame: FK5
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 24.1541213598999995, 15.7528406401000005
Reference Dimension: 4014.0000000000000000, 3865.0000000000000000

Reference Pixel: 3408.9205322299999352, 740.2070922900002188
Scale: -0.0000138951951452, 0.0000138951951452
Rotation: 23.2665140692202677
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 891.73 1748.76 4268.02 1886.26 563.43 2182.47 3442.38 2592.01 854.60 1306.63 4376.85 999.35 2184.39 1571.13 6863.94 2068.69 1465.62 1175.00 5625.98 996.68 Center Pixel Coordinates: 5408.00 195.11852553003 3839.50 28.04457716983

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-p0824b-f-2657x1495.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0824b-f-2657x1495.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/24

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

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