NGC 3021 NICMOS/ACS DETAIL 2

Stsci_2009-08d_1024

stsci_2009-08d May 7th, 2009

Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Riess (STScI/JHU)

A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3021.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-08

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 3021
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy
Cosmology > Phenomenon
Cosmology > Phenomenon
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Dark Matter

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
92,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 50m 57.5s
DEC = 33° 33’ 20.5”
Constellation
Leo Minor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
November 2005 - November 2006; October 2006 - March 2007
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2009-08d_1280
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ID
2009-08d
Subject Category
C.5   C.6.2.5   C.6.2.4   C.6.2.3  
Subject Name
NGC 3021
Credits
NASA, ESA, and A. Riess (STScI/JHU)
Release Date
2009-05-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
92,000,000
Redshift
92,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-08
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
92 million light-years (28 megaparsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS, NICMOS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red, Grayscale
Band
Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
V, I, H
Central Wavelength
555, 814, 1600
Start Time
2005-11-30T00:00:00, 2006-10-26T00:00:00, 2005-11-12T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
N
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
147.7397804, 33.5556984
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
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-p0908d-f-528x524.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0908d-f-528x524.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/08
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
92,000,000 light years

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