Galaxy M87 Jet -- Unannotated

stsci_2013-32b August 22nd, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, E. Meyer, W. Sparks, J. Biretta, J. Anderson, S.T. Sohn, and R. van der Marel (STScI), C. Norman (Johns Hopkins University), and M. Nakamura (Academia Sinica)

A 2013 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87 Jet.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-32

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type: Collage
Object Name: M87 Jet
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Component > Center/Core

Distance

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 (ACS/WFC)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

ID: 2013-32b
Subject Category: C.5.4.9
Subject Name: M87 Jet
Credits: NASA, ESA, E. Meyer, W. Sparks, J. Biretta, J. Anderson, S.T. Sohn, and R. van der Marel (STScI), C. Norman (Johns Hopkins University), and M. Nakamura (Academia Sinica)

Release Date: 2013-08-22T00:00:00
Lightyears: 54,000,000
Redshift: 54,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-32

Type: Collage
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: ACS/WFC
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Optical
Bandpass: I
Central Wavelength: 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 187.70593076, 12.39112329
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p1332b-f-3276x2641.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1332b-f-3276x2641.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/32

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

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54,000,000 light years