Galaxy Abell 2597

stsci_2015-26i August 6th, 2015

Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Tremblay (Yale University), and R. Mittal (Rochester Institute of Technology, and Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)

A 2015 Hubble Space Telescope image of Galaxy Abell 2597.

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Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2015/news-2015-26

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Abell 2597
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Activity > Starburst; Galaxy > Component > Center/Core

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 23h 25m 19.7s; DEC = -12° 7’ 27.7”
Constellation: Aquarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFC3/UVIS)	Ultraviolet	390.0 nm

ID: 2015-26i
Subject Category: C.5.3.3 C.5.4.9
Subject Name: Abell 2597
Credits: NASA, ESA, G. Tremblay (Yale University), and R. Mittal (Rochester Institute of Technology, and Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)

Release Date: 2015-08-06T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2015/news-2015-26

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFC3/UVIS
Color Assignment: Purple

Band: Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Central Wavelength: 390

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 351.33208333, -12.12436111
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p1526i-f-1400x1400.tif

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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/26

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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