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M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - ACS - November 28, 2006

Stsci_2009-16g_1024

stsci_2009-16g April 14th, 2009

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Madrid (McMaster University)

A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-16

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M87
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Type > Jet

Distance

Universescale2

54,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 30m 49.4s; DEC = 12° 23’ 28.0”
Constellation: Virgo

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (STIS)	Infrared (F25QTZ)	-

Stsci_2009-16g_1280

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ID: 2009-16g
Subject Category: C.4.1.5
Subject Name: M87
Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Madrid (McMaster University)

Release Date: 2009-04-14T00:00:00
Lightyears: 54,000,000
Redshift: 54,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-16

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

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: STIS
Color Assignment: Blue

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: F25QTZ
Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 187.70591667, 12.39111667
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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-p0916g-f-600x600.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0916g-f-600x600.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/16

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

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