Polaris A and Polaris Ab

Esahubble_opo0602d_1024

esahubble_opo0602d January 9th, 2006

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

By stretching the capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to the limit, astronomers have photographed the close companion of Polaris for the first time.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0602d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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_opo0602d_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 31m 54.2s
DEC = 89° 15’ 51.3”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Minor

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (ACS) Ultraviolet (Near-UV) 220.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Esahubble_opo0602d_1280
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ID
opo0602d
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/opo0602d/
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
37.975625884, 89.2642488526
Reference Dimension
550.0, 550.0
Reference Pixel
275.0, 275.0
Scale
-2.64159916189e-06, 2.64159916189e-06
Rotation
-0
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
opo0602d
Metadata Date
2006-01-06T12:23:09-05:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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