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Hubble ACS SWEEPS Field

Stsci_2011-16b_1024

stsci_2011-16b May 25th, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Clarkson (Indiana University and UCLA), and K. Sahu (STScI)

A 2011 Hubble Space Telescope image of SWEEPS Field.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-16

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: SWEEPS Field
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Multiple

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 59m 0.7s; DEC = -29° 11’ 59.2”
Orientation: North is 2.1° CW
Field of View: 3.4 x 3.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2011-16b
Subject Category: B.3.6.3
Subject Name: SWEEPS Field
Credits: NASA, ESA, W. Clarkson (Indiana University and UCLA), and K. Sahu (STScI)

Release Date: 2011-05-25T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-16

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: V, V, I, I
Central Wavelength: 606, 606, 814, 814

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 269.75300237256, -29.19977964651
Reference Dimension: 4097.00, 4097.00

Reference Pixel: 2071.84467200767, 2047.59142550088
Scale: -0.00001370858, 0.00001370858
Rotation: -2.12912886591
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-p1116b-f-4097x4097.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1116b-f-4097x4097.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/16

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

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