Hubble Captures NGC 2276
stsci_2021-29a May 27th, 2021
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. SellAcknowledgement: L. Shatz
This spectacular image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the trailing arms of NGC 2276, a spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus. At first glance, the delicate tracery of bright spiral arms and dark dust lanes resembles countless other spiral galaxies. A closer look reveals a strangely lopsided galaxy shaped by gravitational interaction and intense star formation.
Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute
Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2021/news-2021-029
Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA
Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
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- ID
- 2021-29a
- Subject Category
- C.5.1.1
- Subject Name
- NGC 2276
- Credits
- ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. SellAcknowledgement: L. Shatz
- Release Date
- 2021-05-27T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2021/news-2021-029
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
- Instrument
- WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
- Color Assignment
- Purple, Blue, Blue, Green, Red
- Band
- Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- UV, U, B, V, I
- Central Wavelength
- 275, 336, 438, 555, 814
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 111.89005605220834, 85.75831885675014
- Reference Dimension
- 3811.0, 4081.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1905.5, 2040.5
- Scale
- -1.1018025958274986e-05, 1.1018025958274986e-05
- Rotation
- 151.00000000000028
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- STScI
- URL
- http://hubblesite.org
- Name
- Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
- 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-p2129a-f-3811x4081.tif
- Resource URL
- https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p2129a-f-3811x4081.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2022-01-28T09:34:38-05:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
