Merging galaxies — 6.2 billion light-years from Earth

Esahubble_opo1130e_1024

esahubble_opo1130e October 27th, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz (STScI)

Merging galaxies — 6.2 billion light-years from Earth.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/opo1130e/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Merging Galaxies
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Esahubble_opo1130e_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 21m 18.4s
DEC = 53° 3’ 28.9”
Orientation
North is 128.1° CW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Bootes

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) -
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (I+V) -
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) -
Esahubble_opo1130e_1280
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ID
opo1130e
Subject Category
D.5.1.7  
Subject Name
Merging Galaxies
Credits
NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz (STScI)
Release Date
2011-10-27T17:16:40
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/opo1130e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, I+V, I
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
215.326784293, 53.0580295375
Reference Dimension
700.0, 700.0
Reference Pixel
350.0, 350.0
Scale
-2.43371779514e-06, 2.43371779514e-06
Rotation
-128.06000000000023
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
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
opo1130e
Metadata Date
2011-10-21T13:53:17-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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