HST/WFPC2 image of galaxy NGC 7252

Esahubble_opo9734y_1024

esahubble_opo9734y 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/opo9734y/

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 22179-2455 NGC 7252
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Esahubble_opo9734y_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 22h 20m 46.5s
DEC = -24° 40’ 33.2”
Orientation
North is 197.7° CW
Field of View
2.4 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Aquarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 439.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Esahubble_opo9734y_1280
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ID
opo9734y
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 22179-2455, NGC 7252
Credits
Brad Whitmore (STScI)
Release Date
1997-10-21T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9734y/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
I, V, B, U
Central Wavelength
814, 555, 439, 336
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
335.193884817, -24.6758794683
Reference Dimension
350.0, 359.0
Reference Pixel
175.0, 179.5
Scale
-0.000116598043176, 0.000116598043176
Rotation
-197.72000000000003
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
opo9734y
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:40:58.191649
Metadata Version
1.1
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