Core of Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4150 (Detailed View)

stsci_2010-38c November 18th, 2010

Credit: NASA, ESA, R.M. Crockett (University of Oxford, U.K.), S. Kaviraj (Imperial College London and University of Oxford, U.K.), J. Silk (University of Oxford), M. Mutchler (STScI), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee

A 2010 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4150.

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Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2010/news-2010-38

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 4150
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Elliptical

Distance

44,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 10m 33.6s; DEC = 30° 24’ 17.5”
Orientation: North is 12.2° CW
Field of View: 0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Coma Berenices

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFC3/UVIS)	Ultraviolet (UV)	225.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3/UVIS)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3/UVIS)	Optical (H-alpha)	657.0 nm

ID: 2010-38c
Subject Category: C.5.1.4
Subject Name: NGC 4150
Credits: NASA, ESA, R.M. Crockett (University of Oxford, U.K.), S. Kaviraj (Imperial College London and University of Oxford, U.K.), J. Silk (University of Oxford), M. Mutchler (STScI), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee

Release Date: 2010-11-18T00:00:00
Lightyears: 44,000,000
Redshift: 44,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2010/news-2010-38

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

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFC3/UVIS, WFC3/UVIS, WFC3/UVIS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: UV, B, H-alpha
Central Wavelength: 225, 438, 657

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 182.64011137185, 30.40486038498
Reference Dimension: 1613.00, 1655.00

Reference Pixel: 1079.77130333088, 2417.87105986521
Scale: -0.00000249727, 0.00000249727
Rotation: -12.23639220660
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 FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1052.38 1250.51 658.67 279.17 1016.86 1267.27 226.83 479.82 1091.40 1331.64 894.93 983.72 Center Pixel Coordinates: 806.50 182.63978762010 827.50 30.40105793682

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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p1038c-f-1613x1655.tif

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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/38

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

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44,000,000 light years