NGC 604 in Galaxy M33 (ground-based image)

Esahubble_opo9627b_1024

esahubble_opo9627b August 7th, 1996

Credit: Palomar Observatory, Caltech and the STScI Digitized Sky Survey (AURA)

This is a site where new stars are being born in a spiral arm of the galaxy. Though such nebulae are common in galaxies, this one is particularly large, nearly 1, 500 light-years across. The nebula is so vast it is easily seen in ground-based telescopic images.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9627b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 33 Messier 33
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Esahubble_opo9627b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 33m 49.1s
DEC = 30° 39’ 25.6”
Orientation
North is 1.1° CW
Field of View
1.0 x 1.0 degrees
Constellation
Triangulum

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale DSS (None) Optical -
Esahubble_opo9627b_1280
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ID
opo9627b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
M 33, Messier 33
Credits
Palomar Observatory, Caltech and the STScI Digitized Sky Survey (AURA)
Release Date
1996-08-07T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9627b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
DSS
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
23.4544069704, 30.6571205646
Reference Dimension
2119.0, 2119.0
Reference Pixel
1059.5, 1059.5
Scale
-0.000472633727927, 0.000472633727927
Rotation
-1.1400000000000006
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
opo9627b
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:46:47+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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