Hubble spies cosmic dust bunnies

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esahubble_opo0511a March 31st, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Like dust bunnies that lurk in corners and under beds, surprisingly complex loops and blobs of cosmic dust lie hidden in the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316. This image made from data obtained with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the dust lanes and star clusters of this giant galaxy that give evidence that it was formed from a past merger of two gas-rich galaxies.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/opo0511a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Fornax A NGC 1316
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 22m 41.7s
DEC = -37° 12’ 29.8”
Orientation
North is 98.6° CW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
opo0511a
Subject Category
C.5.1.4  
Subject Name
Fornax A, NGC 1316
Credits
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date
2005-03-31T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/opo0511a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from: http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/140/6/2036
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
B, V, I
Central Wavelength
435, 555, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
50.6738956, -37.2082778
Reference Dimension
3228.0, 3280.0
Reference Pixel
1615.0, 1641.0
Scale
1.38945836125e-05, 1.38818340909e-05
Rotation
-98.6
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS info from NASA/Hubble
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo0511a
Metadata Date
2005-03-24T12:49:36-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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