HST PHAT detail of M31

esahubble_opo1203d January 11th, 2012

Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Williams and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle)

This detailed image reveals a rich population of blue stars huddled around the core. Dark dust clouds also are visible. The image is 740 light-years wide. The image is part of a census of stars in M31 called the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury survey.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1203d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Andromeda Galaxy • M 31 • Messier 31 • NGC 224
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Component > Center/Core

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 42m 46.4s; DEC = 41° 16’ 26.3”
Orientation: North is 24.1° CW
Field of View: 1.0 x 0.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Andromeda

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFC3)	Infrared (I)	814.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (g)	475.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Ultraviolet (U)	336.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Ultraviolet (UV)	275.0 nm

ID: opo1203d
Subject Category: C.5.4.9
Subject Name: Andromeda Galaxy, M 31, Messier 31, NGC 224
Credits: NASA, ESA, and B. Williams and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle)

Release Date: 2012-01-11T20:27:41
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1203d/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFC3, ACS, ACS, WFC3
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Band: Infrared, Optical, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
Bandpass: I, g, U, UV
Central Wavelength: 814, 475, 336, 275

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 10.6933650789, 41.2739822623
Reference Dimension: 1200.0, 900.0

Reference Pixel: 600.0, 450.0
Scale: -1.38579269419e-05, 1.38579269419e-05
Rotation: -24.100000000000204
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo1203d

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo1203d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2012-01-05T08:47:44-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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