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Elliptical Galaxy NCG 2768

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stsci_2015-28b August 13th, 2015

Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Foley (University of Illinois)

A 2015 Hubble Space Telescope image of Elliptical Galaxy NCG 2768.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2015/news-2015-28

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 2768
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Elliptical

Distance

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75,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 11m 29.4s; DEC = 60° 1’ 37.8”
Orientation: North is 3.2° CCW
Field of View: 1.5 x 1.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Ursa Major

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2015-28b
Subject Category: C.5.1.4
Subject Name: NGC 2768
Credits: NASA, ESA, and R. Foley (University of Illinois)

Release Date: 2015-08-13T00:00:00
Lightyears: 75,000,000
Redshift: 75,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2015/news-2015-28

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, I
Central Wavelength: 435, 555, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 137.87245155307, 60.02715529609
Reference Dimension: 1835.00, 1835.00

Reference Pixel: 2026.04522781555, 233.15422783277
Scale: -0.00001386068, 0.00001386068
Rotation: 3.24769357303
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-p1528b-f-1835x1835.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1528b-f-1835x1835.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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