The Phoenix dwarf galaxy

Eso_ann11075a_1024

eso_ann11075a October 21st, 2011

Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA

The Phoenix Dwarf, imaged here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is an irregular dwarf galaxy that was discovered in 1976 by Hans-Emil Schuster and Richard Martin West. It is located in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky, 1.44 million light-years away from Earth.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann11075a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Phoenix Dwarf
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 51m 7.4s
DEC = -44° 26’ 32.4”
Orientation
North is 24.5° CW
Field of View
1.1 x 1.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Phoenix

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) -
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Pseudogreen (V+I)) -
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) -
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ID
ann11075a
Subject Category
C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
Phoenix Dwarf
Credits
ESA/Hubble and NASA
Release Date
2011-10-21T16:40:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann11075a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, Pseudogreen (V+I), V
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
27.7808535013, -44.4423343648
Reference Dimension
669.0, 669.0
Reference Pixel
334.0, 334.0
Scale
-2.78691596026e-05, 2.78691596026e-05
Rotation
-24.459999999999965
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
ann11075a
Metadata Date
2011-10-13T11:14:52+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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