HST/WFPC2 image of galaxy NGC 3921

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esahubble_opo9734x October 21st, 1997

Credit: Brad Whitmore (STScI)

The Hubble telescope has uncovered over 1,000 bright; young star clusters bursting to life in a brief, intense, brilliant "fireworks show" at the heart of a pair of colliding galaxies.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9734x/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 11484+5521 NGC 3921
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Esahubble_opo9734x_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 51m 7.3s
DEC = 55° 4’ 19.5”
Orientation
North is 53.6° CCW
Field of View
2.5 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
opo9734x
Subject Category
C.5.1.6  
Subject Name
IRAS 11484+5521, NGC 3921
Credits
Brad Whitmore (STScI)
Release Date
1997-10-21T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9734x/
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, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
I, V, U
Central Wavelength
814, 555, 336
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
177.78043308, 55.0720795104
Reference Dimension
350.0, 357.0
Reference Pixel
175.0, 178.5
Scale
-0.000117887575193, 0.000117887575193
Rotation
53.599999999999966
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
opo9734x
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:40:58.170644
Metadata Version
1.1
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