WFPC2 Distant Galaxies - Image 1

Stsci_1994-52g_1024

stsci_1994-52g December 6th, 1994

Credit: Mark Dickinson (STScI) and NASA

A 1994 Hubble Space Telescope image of WFPC2 Distant Galaxies - Image 1.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-52

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 - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
900,000,000 light years
Stsci_1994-52g_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 49m 48.7s
DEC = 21° 26’ 10.2”
Orientation
North is 52.6° CCW
Field of View
0.2 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 702.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Stsci_1994-52g_1280
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ID
1994-52g
Subject Category
D.5.1.6  
Subject Name
unknown
Credits
Mark Dickinson (STScI) and NASA
Release Date
1994-12-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
900,000,000
Redshift
900,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1994/news-1994-52
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
702
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
237.45279230417, 21.43617579500
Reference Dimension
94.00, 75.00
Reference Pixel
-48.22869014943, 394.39562857576
Scale
-0.00002749151, 0.00002749151
Rotation
52.56165250428
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 FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 838.15 1346.16 26.62 40.65 835.99 1353.43 31.66 47.48 857.42 1360.36 50.36 34.53 881.82 1361.88 67.63 16.91 881.60 1369.20 73.39 21.33 Center Pixel Coordinates: 47.00 237.45941829752 37.50 21.42826182590
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-p9452g-f-94x75.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9452g-f-94x75.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/52
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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