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Dwarf galaxy Pisces A

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esahubble_opo1629b August 12th, 2016

Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Tollerud (STScI)

This image shows the galaxy Pisces A. The bright object at the top of the image is a distant background galaxy. Other distant background galaxies are visible as bright dots. Pisces A is roughly 19 million light-years away. Links: NASA Press release Dwarf galaxies in pisces Dwarf galaxy Pisces B

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1629b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Pisces A • [SCB2015] GALFA-Dw1
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Irregular; Galaxy > Size > Dwarf

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 14m 46.1s; DEC = 10° 48’ 46.4”
Orientation: North is 81.2° CW
Field of View: 1.3 x 1.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Pisces

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Infrared (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm

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ID: opo1629b
Subject Category: C.5.1.6 C.5.2.2
Subject Name: Pisces A, [SCB2015] GALFA-Dw1
Credits: NASA, ESA, and E. Tollerud (STScI)

Release Date: 2016-08-12T12:49:31
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1629b/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

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

Band: Infrared, Optical
Bandpass: I, V
Central Wavelength: 814, 606

Start Time
Integration Time: 2132, 2132
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 3.69208396868, 10.8128961516
Reference Dimension: 2696.0, 2696.0

Reference Pixel: 1348.0, 1348.0
Scale: -8.34161210919e-06, 8.34161210919e-06
Rotation: -81.220000000000056
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: opo1629b

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo1629b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-08-01T16:30:09-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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