HST Close-Up Image of 3C 264 Jet (2014)

Stsci_2015-19f_1024

stsci_2015-19f May 27th, 2015

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

A 2015 Hubble Space Telescope image of 3C 264, NGC 3862

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2015/news-2015-19

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
3C 264 • NGC 3862
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Activity > AGN
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Black Hole

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
300,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 47m 0.3s
DEC = 19° 36’ 22.7”
Constellation
Pisces

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Instruments
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_2015-19f_1280
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ID
2015-19f
Subject Category
D.5.3.2   D.3.1.10  
Subject Name
3C 264, NGC 3862
Credits
NASA, ESA, and E. Meyer (STScI)
Release Date
2015-05-27T00:00:00
Lightyears
300,000,000
Redshift
300,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2015/news-2015-19
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
300 million light-years (91 Mpc)
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
ACS
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
606
Start Time
2014-05-21T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
I
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
11.7513917, 19.6063167
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-p1519f-f-1120x434.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1519f-f-1120x434.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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300,000,000 light years

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