30 Doradus Nebula in Visible Light

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stsci_2014-02c January 9th, 2014

Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (STScI)

A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of 30 Doradus.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2014/news-2014-02

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
30 Doradus
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Nebula > Appearance > Emission

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
170,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 38m 39.5s
DEC = -69° 6’ 57.6”
Orientation
North is 35.1° CCW
Field of View
1.8 x 1.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 275.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Cyan Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Luminosity Hubble (ACS) Optical (Halpha) 658.0 nm
Orange Hubble (ACS) Optical (i) 775.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFC3) Optical (i) 775.0 nm
October 2011 - April 2013
Spectrum_base
Blue
Blue
Cyan
Luminosity
Orange
Orange
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ID
2014-02c
Subject Category
C.5.1.6   C.4.2.1  
Subject Name
30 Doradus
Credits
NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (STScI)
Release Date
2014-01-09T00:00:00
Lightyears
170,000
Redshift
170,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2014/news-2014-02
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Approximately 170,000 light-years (52,000 parsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, ACS, ACS, ACS, WFC3
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Cyan, Luminosity, Orange, Orange
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
U, U, V, Halpha, i, i
Central Wavelength
275, 336, 555, 658, 775, 775
Start Time
2013-03-28T00:00:00, 2013-03-28T00:00:00, 2013-03-28T00:00:00, 2012-12-09T00:00:00, 2011-10-03T00:00:00, 2011-10-03T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
O
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
84.66454712275, -69.11600905583
Reference Dimension
2721.00, 2750.00
Reference Pixel
-1.31843128669, 2461.96762583167
Scale
-0.00001095454, 0.00001095454
Rotation
35.08545769975
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-p1402c-f-2721x2750.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1402c-f-2721x2750.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2014/02
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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170,000 light years

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