ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 253

Stsci_2008-35b_1024

stsci_2008-35b September 30th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)

A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 253.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-35

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 253
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
13,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 47m 36.4s
DEC = -25° 16’ 43.6”
Orientation
North is 139.7° CW
Field of View
4.3 x 1.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (B) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
2008-35b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 253
Credits
NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)
Release Date
2008-09-30T00:00:00
Lightyears
13,000,000
Redshift
13,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-35
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, I
Central Wavelength
475, 606, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
11.90177674852, -25.27876424151
Reference Dimension
5148.00, 2124.00
Reference Pixel
1950.77485816794, 1275.49923544766
Scale
-0.00001389351, 0.00001389351
Rotation
-139.73952057369
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
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-p0835b-f-5148x2124.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0835b-f-5148x2124.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/35
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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