Hubble and Magellan composite image of Messier 83

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esahubble_heic1403b January 9th, 2014

Credit: Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Acknowledgment: W. Blair (STScI/JHU), Carnegie Institution of Washington (Las Campanas Observatory), and NOAO

This view of Messier 83 shows new Hubble data combined with ground-based data from the Giant Magellan Telescope, which shows a wider field of view so the whole galaxy is visible.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1403b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M83 Messier 83
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 36m 59.5s
DEC = -29° 52’ 5.6”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
15.8 x 15.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Hydra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFC3) Optical (H-alpha) 657.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Purple Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Orange
Green
Blue
Purple
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ID
heic1403b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
M83, Messier 83
Credits
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Acknowledgment: W. Blair (STScI/JHU), Carnegie Institution of Washington (Las Campanas Observatory), and NOAO
Release Date
2014-01-09T16:20:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1403b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
APOD, other
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
I, H-alpha, V, B, U
Central Wavelength
814, 657, 555, 438, 336
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
204.247945912, -29.8682085295
Reference Dimension
2850.0, 2850.0
Reference Pixel
1425.0, 1425.0
Scale
-9.26382175028e-05, 9.26382175028e-05
Rotation
0.079999999999999974
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
heic1403b
Metadata Date
2015-10-02T14:26:28.598616
Metadata Version
1.1
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