NGC 253

Esahubble_opo9510c_1024

esahubble_opo9510c February 20th, 1995

Credit: Carnegie Institution of Washington

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the core of the nearest starburst spiral galaxy, NGC 253, reveals violent star formation within a region 1, 000 light-years across. A starburst galaxy has an exceptionally high rate of star birth, first identified by its excess of infrared radiation from warm dust.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9510c/

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 253
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Activity > Starburst
Esahubble_opo9510c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 47m 33.3s
DEC = -25° 17’ 17.9”
Orientation
North is 8.0° CW
Field of View
0.6 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Magenta Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (Near-UV) 336.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Magenta
Esahubble_opo9510c_1280
×
ID
opo9510c
Subject Category
C.5.3.3  
Subject Name
NGC 253
Credits
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Release Date
1995-02-20T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9510c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Magenta
Band
Infrared, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
I, V, Near-UV
Central Wavelength
814, 555, 336
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
11.8887063767, -25.2882977028
Reference Dimension
748.0, 749.0
Reference Pixel
374.0, 374.5
Scale
-1.26022960853e-05, 1.26022960853e-05
Rotation
-8.04000000000005
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
opo9510c
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:43:45+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
×

 

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×

There is no distance meta data in this image.

 

Providers | Sign In