Central Bulges of Spiral Galaxies - NGC 5838 (Hubble NICMOS and WFPC2 View)

Esahubble_heic9902h_1024

esahubble_heic9902h October 6th, 1999

Credit: NASA, ESA, and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Composite picture of spiral galaxy NGC 5838 from Hubble's visible- and infrared-light cameras, the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer(NICMOS). Astronomers combined views from both cameras to obtain the true ages of the stars surrounding the galaxy's bulge. The Hubble telescope's sharper resolution allows astronomers to study the intricate structure of a galaxy's core.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic9902h/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 15029+0217 NGC 5838
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Component > Bulge
Esahubble_heic9902h_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 5m 26.2s
DEC = 2° 5’ 57.2”
Orientation
North is 20.0° CCW
Field of View
0.2 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical -
Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared -
Esahubble_heic9902h_1280
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ID
heic9902h
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.5.4.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 15029+0217, NGC 5838
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Release Date
1999-10-06T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic9902h/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, NICMOS
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
226.359355412, 2.09922439026
Reference Dimension
295.0, 295.0
Reference Pixel
147.5, 147.5
Scale
-1.26651917654e-05, 1.26651917654e-05
Rotation
20.039999999999988
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
heic9902h
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:14:28+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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