Core of Galaxy NGC 4261

Esahubble_opo9227a_1024

esahubble_opo9227a November 19th, 1992

Credit: N/A

This is a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the core of galaxy NGC 4261.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9227a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 4261
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole
Esahubble_opo9227a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 19m 23.2s
DEC = 5° 49’ 29.8”
Orientation
North is 91.2° CCW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC1) Optical -
Esahubble_opo9227a_1280
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ID
opo9227a
Subject Category
C.5.1.4   C.5.4.6  
Subject Name
NGC 4261
Credits
N/A
Release Date
1992-11-19T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9227a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC1
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
184.846768871, 5.82493108726
Reference Dimension
446.0, 390.0
Reference Pixel
223.0, 195.0
Scale
-3.04471359074e-06, 3.04471359074e-06
Rotation
91.24
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
opo9227a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:37:46+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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