Galaxy M87 Jet -- Unannotated

Stsci_2013-32b_1024

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

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

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Image Details Image Details

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

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
54,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 30m 49.4s
DEC = 12° 23’ 28.0”
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_2013-32b_1280
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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
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
187.70593076, 12.39112329
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
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-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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