Cepheid variable star in galaxy M100

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esahubble_opo9449b5 October 26th, 1994

Credit: Dr. Wendy L. Freedman, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and NASA/ESA

The interval it takes for the Cepheid to complete one pulsation is a direct indication of the stars's intrinsic brightness. This value can be used to make a precise measurement of the galaxy's distance, which turns out to be 56 million light-years from Earth. This images was taken on May 20, 1994.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9449b5/

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
Messier 100
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Type > Variable
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical -
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ID
opo9449b5
Subject Category
C.3.2.1   C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
Messier 100
Credits
Dr. Wendy L. Freedman, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1994-10-26T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9449b5/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
240.0, 240.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
opo9449b5
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:42:58+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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