Hubble ACS Image of IC 4662

Stsci_2009-19d_1024

stsci_2009-19d April 30th, 2009

Credit: NASA, ESA, and K. McQuinn (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)

This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows myriad stars residing in the central regions of IC 4662. The bluish dots are younger stars; the reddish dots, older stars. In the image of IC 4662 the clumpy red blobs peppered throughout the galaxy indicate active regions of star birth. One such region extends off the image's top, right edge. This galaxy exhibits the strongest star formation of the three galaxies in the study. Starbursts are areas of intense star formation. This galaxy is part of a Hubble study of starbursts in nearby, small, or dwarf, galaxies. Based on this study, astronomers have found that starbursts continue 100 times longer than first thought, lasting 200 million to 400 million years.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-19

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IC 4662
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
8,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 47m 14.5s
DEC = -64° 38’ 56.8”
Orientation
North is 8.0° CW
Field of View
1.4 x 2.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Pavo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Yellow Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
January 18, 2004; March 28, 2004; July 10, 2004
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Yellow
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ID
2009-19d
Subject Category
C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
IC 4662
Credits
NASA, ESA, and K. McQuinn (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)
Release Date
2009-04-30T00:00:00
Lightyears
8,000,000
Redshift
8,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-19
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
8 million light-years or 2.4 megaparsecs
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Cyan, Yellow
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, I
Central Wavelength
606, 814
Start Time
2004-03-28T00:00:00, 2004-03-28T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
J
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
266.8102126, -64.6491055
Reference Dimension
1668.0, 2536.0
Reference Pixel
835.0, 1269.0
Scale
-1.38884e-05, 1.3888388e-05
Rotation
-8.01
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
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-p0919d-f-1668x2536.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0919d-f-1668x2536.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/19
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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