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/

Image Details Image Details

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

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
75,000,000 light years
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Position Details 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 Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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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
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
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
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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75,000,000 light years

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