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HST-Spitzer Composite of Galactic Center (Full-field)

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stsci_2009-02d January 5th, 2009

Credit: Photo NASA, ESA, Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and S. Stolovy (Caltech)

A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Galactic Center.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-02

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Galactic Center
Subject - Milky Way: Galaxy > Component > Center/Core

Distance

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26,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 23h 59m 46.1s; DEC = 0° 0’ 18.5”
Orientation: North is 0.3° CW
Field of View: 20.4 x 9.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Pisces

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared	3.6 µm
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared	4.5 µm
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared	6.8 µm
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared	8.0 µm
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared	-

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ID: 2009-02d
Subject Category: B.5.4.9
Subject Name: Galactic Center
Credits: Photo NASA, ESA, Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and S. Stolovy (Caltech)

Release Date: 2009-01-05T00:00:00
Lightyears: 26,000
Redshift: 26,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-02

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Hubble, SST, SST, SST, SST
Instrument: NICMOS, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Orange, Red, Red

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength: 3600, 4500, 6800, 8000, -

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 359.9419700, -0.00513722189
Reference Dimension: 6149.00, 2902.00

Reference Pixel: 4860.15314534014, 1524.33538049291
Scale: -0.00005538392, 0.00005538392
Rotation: -0.272037
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
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-p0902d-f-12203x4731.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0902d-f-12203x4731.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/02

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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