Dwarf galaxy Pisces B

Esahubble_opo1629c_1024

esahubble_opo1629c August 12th, 2016

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

This image shows the galaxy Pisces B. The bright object with the diffraction spikes below left of centre is a foreground star in our Milky Way galaxy. Several distant background galaxies are also visible. Pisces B is about 30 million light-years away. Links: NASA Press release Dwarf galaxies in pisces Dwarf galaxy Pisces A

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1629c/

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
Pisces B • [SCB2015] GALFA-Dw2
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
Esahubble_opo1629c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 19m 11.2s
DEC = 11° 7’ 17.4”
Orientation
North is 103.0° CW
Field of View
1.3 x 1.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Pisces

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Blue
Esahubble_opo1629c_1280
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ID
opo1629c
Subject Category
C.5.1.6   C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
Pisces B, [SCB2015] GALFA-Dw2
Credits
NASA, ESA, and E. Tollerud (STScI)
Release Date
2016-08-12T12:49:31
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1629c/
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
2092, 2092
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
19.7965238929, 11.1215054127
Reference Dimension
2696.0, 2696.0
Reference Pixel
1348.0, 1348.0
Scale
-8.33562422968e-06, 8.33562422968e-06
Rotation
-102.98000000000003
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
opo1629c
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo1629c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2016-08-01T16:31-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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