NGC 6503

Esahubble_heic1513a_1024

esahubble_heic1513a June 10th, 2015

Credit: NASA, ESA

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows galaxy NGC 6503. The galaxy, which lies about 18 million light-years away is at the edge of a strangely empty patch of space called the Local Void. This new image shows a very rich set of colours, adding to the detail seen in previous images.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1513a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6503
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
Esahubble_heic1513a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 49m 23.4s
DEC = 70° 8’ 51.1”
Orientation
North is 11.8° CCW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Draco

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (H-alpha) 658.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (B) 438.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Purple Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (UV) 275.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Green
Blue
Blue
Purple
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ID
heic1513a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
NGC 6503
Credits
NASA, ESA
Release Date
2015-06-10T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1513a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Green, Blue, Blue, Purple
Band
Optical, Infrared, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
H-alpha, I, V, B, U, UV
Central Wavelength
658, 814, 555, 438, 336, 275
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
267.347517507, 70.1475328273
Reference Dimension
4050.0, 3391.0
Reference Pixel
2025.0, 1695.0
Scale
-1.10302642682e-05, 1.10302642682e-05
Rotation
11.839999999999991
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
heic1513a
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic1513a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2014-01-29T12:14:58+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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