Wide Field 30 Doradus UVIS

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stsci_2014-02e 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 35.5° CCW
Field of View
11.7 x 8.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (YJ) 110.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (H) 160.0 nm
Orange Hubble (ACS) Optical (i) 775.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (i) 775.0 nm
October 2011 - April 2013
Spectrum_base
Green
Red
Orange
Blue
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ID
2014-02e
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
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Green, Red, Orange, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
YJ, H, i, i
Central Wavelength
110, 160, 775, 775
Start Time
2012-12-09T00:00:00, 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
Reference Value
84.66454712275, -69.11600905583
Reference Dimension
4433.00, 3295.00
Reference Pixel
1670.67539507177, 1422.21595088861
Scale
-0.00004410304, 0.00004410304
Rotation
35.485462
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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-p1402e-f-17730x13180.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1402e-f-17730x13180.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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