NGC 253 from the ANGST Survey

Stsci_2008-35j_1024

stsci_2008-35j September 30th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington) Credit for ground-based data: T. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), T. Abbott, and NOAO/AURA/NSF

A close-up view from Hubble shows that NGC 253 is ablaze with the light from thousands of young, blue stars. The spiral galaxy is undergoing intense star formation. This image, taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, reveals colors and differing intensities of individual stars as well dark filaments of dust and gas interstellar dust intersperced among the stars. NGC 253 is the dominant galaxy in the Sculptor Group of galaxies and resides about 13 million light-years from Earth. This galaxy is part of a detailed survey called the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury program (ANGST). The natural-color images were constructed using Hubble observations taken in infrared, visible, and blue light. Data from the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile were used to fill in small gaps in the Hubble image of NGC 253.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

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

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 253
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance

Universescale2
13,000,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 52m 41.0s
DEC = -26° 0’ 0.0”
Orientation
North is 139.6° CW
Field of View
12.6 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

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_2008-35j_1280
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ID
2008-35j
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 253
Credits
NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington) Credit for ground-based data: T. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), T. Abbott, and NOAO/AURA/NSF
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
13.17073170732, -26.00000000000
Reference Dimension
15135.00, 3849.00
Reference Pixel
98314.07356600132, 16246.05985257598
Scale
-0.00001391305, 0.00001391305
Rotation
-139.61809758778
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-p0835j-f-15135x3849.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0835j-f-15135x3849.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/35
Metadata Date
2023-03-01T10:05:46-05:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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