Extended Groth Strip (EGS)

Stsci_2020-37a_1024

stsci_2020-37a June 24th, 2020

Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, and M. Davis ( University of California, Berkeley)

The Extended Groth Strip, named after Princeton University physicist Edward Groth, is a small region in the constellation Ursa Major, based on the results of a series of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Extended Groth Strip is 1.1 degrees long by 0.15 degrees wide (70.5 x 10.1 arcminutes, respectively).

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-37

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
unknown
Subject - General
Galaxy > Grouping > Multiple
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 57m 17.2s
DEC = 52° 49’ 26.5”
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Red
Stsci_2020-37a_1280
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ID
2020-37a
Subject Category
E.5.5.2   D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
unknown
Credits
NASA, ESA, STScI, and M. Davis ( University of California, Berkeley)
Release Date
2020-06-24T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-37
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Red
Band
Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
V, I
Central Wavelength
606, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
14.321622, 52.824025
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-J-p2037a-f-5600x40000.tif
Metadata Date
2020-06-19T14:28:16-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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