Hubble's Infrared Galaxy Gallery. A View of NGC 5653

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esahubble_opo9910b March 18th, 1999

Credit: Torsten Boeker, Space Telescope Science Institute, and NASA/ESA

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to produce an infrared 'photo essay' of spiral galaxies. By penetrating the dust clouds swirling around the centers of these galaxies, the telescope s infrared vision is offering fresh views of star birth.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9910b/

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 14280+3126 NGC 5653
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 30m 10.3s
DEC = 31° 13’ 4.9”
Orientation
North is 94.6° CW
Field of View
0.8 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Bootes

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (Pa-alpha) -
Green Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (Pseudogreen) -
Blue Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (H) -
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ID
opo9910b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 14280+3126, NGC 5653
Credits
Torsten Boeker, Space Telescope Science Institute, and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1999-03-18T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9910b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
NICMOS, NICMOS, NICMOS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Pa-alpha, Pseudogreen, H
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
217.542709707, 31.2180144068
Reference Dimension
492.0, 492.0
Reference Pixel
246.0, 246.0
Scale
-2.81107259049e-05, 2.81107259049e-05
Rotation
-94.599999999999952
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
opo9910b
Metadata Date
2015-10-08T10:30+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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