HST PHAT Detail of M31

Stsci_2012-03d_1024

stsci_2012-03d January 11th, 2012

Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Williams and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle)

A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of M31, NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2012/news-2012-03

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
M31
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Disk
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
2,500,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 42m 39.8s
DEC = 41° 16’ 28.2”
Orientation
North is 24.1° CW
Field of View
1.0 x 0.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Andromeda

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Purple Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 275.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (g) 475.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Data used in these images were taken in 2010 and 2011.
Spectrum_base
Purple
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
2012-03d
Subject Category
C.5.4.3   C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
M31
Credits
NASA, ESA, and B. Williams and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle)
Release Date
2012-01-11T00:00:00
Lightyears
2,500,000
Redshift
2,500,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2012/news-2012-03
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
About 2.5 million light-years (0.8 megaparsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Purple, Blue, Green, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
U, U, g, I
Central Wavelength
275, 336, 475, 814
Start Time
2010-07-21T00:00:00, 2010-07-21T00:00:00, 2010-07-21T00:00:00, 2010-07-21T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
D
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
10.66583810130, 41.27450161590
Reference Dimension
1200.00, 900.00
Reference Pixel
1975.43364207981, -122.71130089834
Scale
-0.00001388059, 0.00001388059
Rotation
-24.05168352193
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 1224.32 511.08 1029.22 721.00 1564.15 483.07 985.06 182.04 1461.17 306.16 704.67 345.92 1296.14 173.21 493.81 606.96 1472.36 139.03 438.89 328.07 1392.02 170.01 488.40 455.08 1542.54 248.97 613.77 216.31 1233.91 322.03 730.41 706.05 Center Pixel Coordinates: 600.00 10.69334209786 450.00 41.27398422921
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-p1203d-f-1200x900.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1203d-f-1200x900.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2012/03
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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