Polaris A and Polaris B

Esahubble_opo0602c_1024

esahubble_opo0602c January 9th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Evans (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), and H. Bond (STScI)

The North Star is actually a triple star system. Here we can see two of the stars, Polaris A and Polaris B.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0602c/

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
Alpha Ursae Minoris • North Star • Polaris • Polaris A • Polaris B
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Main Sequence
Star > Grouping > Triple
Esahubble_opo0602c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 31m 22.0s
DEC = 89° 15’ 45.9”
Orientation
North is 3.7° CCW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Minor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (ACS) Ultraviolet (Near-UV) 220.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Esahubble_opo0602c_1280
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ID
opo0602c
Subject Category
B.3.1.3   B.3.6.2  
Subject Name
Alpha Ursae Minoris, North Star, Polaris, Polaris A, Polaris B
Credits
NASA, ESA, N. Evans (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), and H. Bond (STScI)
Release Date
2006-01-09T15:20:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0602c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Near-UV
Central Wavelength
220
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
37.8418664919, 89.2627613777
Reference Dimension
1000.0, 1000.0
Reference Pixel
500.0, 500.0
Scale
-7.20833204077e-06, 7.20833204077e-06
Rotation
3.6800000000000015
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
opo0602c
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo0602c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2006-01-06T12:01:42-05:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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