Detail of NGC 300 - Star Formation in Outer Spiral Arms

Stsci_2008-35i_1024

stsci_2008-35i September 30th, 2008

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

A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 300.

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/

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 300
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
7,000,000 light years
Stsci_2008-35i_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 54m 39.4s
DEC = -37° 38’ 9.1”
Orientation
North is 30.1° CW
Field of View
0.8 x 1.6 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
Stsci_2008-35i_1280
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ID
2008-35i
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 300
Credits
NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)
Release Date
2008-09-30T00:00:00
Lightyears
7,000,000
Redshift
7,000,000
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
13.66427171036, -37.63585831329
Reference Dimension
1253.00, 2532.00
Reference Pixel
-2110.61200079607, 5132.49525141116
Scale
-0.00001029537, 0.00001029537
Rotation
-30.11457830621
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-p0835i-f-1253x2532.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0835i-f-1253x2532.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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