Hubble image of NGC 1073

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esahubble_heic1202a February 3rd, 2012

Credit: NASA & ESA

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1073, which is found in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster). Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is thought to be a similar barred spiral, and the study of galaxies such as NGC 1073 can help astronomers learn more about our celestial home.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1202a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IXO 5 J024333.6+012222 NGC 1073 PKS 0241+011 QSO B0240+011 VV96
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 43m 38.9s
DEC = 1° 22’ 39.9”
Orientation
North is 62.0° CCW
Field of View
3.2 x 2.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) -
Green Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) (ACS) Optical (Pseudogreen (B+V)) -
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) -
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ID
heic1202a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
IXO 5, J024333.6+012222, NGC 1073, PKS 0241+011, QSO B0240+011, VV96
Credits
NASA & ESA
Release Date
2012-02-03T10:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1202a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance to NGC 1073 from http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/629/1/233/61838.text.html
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF), Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, Pseudogreen (B+V), V
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
40.9121249578, 1.37775170335
Reference Dimension
3892.0, 3065.0
Reference Pixel
1946.0, 1532.5
Scale
-1.3895793722e-05, 1.3895793722e-05
Rotation
62.02000000000001
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1202a
Metadata Date
2012-01-13T10:00:44+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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