Elliptical Galaxy M60

Stsci_2014-41c_1024

stsci_2014-41c September 17th, 2014

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)- ESA/Hubble Collaboration

A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of M60.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2014/news-2014-41

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Heritage
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
54,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 43m 38.3s
DEC = 11° 33’ 20.0”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
5.3 x 3.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (B) 475.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 475.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (z) 850.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (z) 850.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Blue
Green
Green
Green
Green
Red
Red
Stsci_2014-41c_1280
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ID
2014-41c
Subject Category
C.5.1.4  
Subject Name
Heritage
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)- ESA/Hubble Collaboration
Release Date
2014-09-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
54,000,000
Redshift
54,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2014/news-2014-41
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS/WFC, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, ACS/WFC, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Green, Green, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, B, V, z, I, z, I
Central Wavelength
475, 555, 475, 555, 850, 814, 850, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
190.90975765876, 11.55555499371
Reference Dimension
6352.00, 4312.00
Reference Pixel
3654.63596459015, 2655.41351431037
Scale
-0.00001386680, 0.00001386680
Rotation
0.29781572214
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-p1441c-f-6352x4312.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1441c-f-6352x4312.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2014/41
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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