Hubble view of NGC 922

Esahubble_ann1217a_1024

esahubble_ann1217a December 6th, 2012

Credit: NASA & ESA

The galaxy NGC 922, featured in the Hubblecast 60. Watch the video on:http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1218a/

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann1217a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 922
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy
Esahubble_ann1217a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 25m 4.6s
DEC = -24° 47’ 18.6”
Orientation
North is 43.5° CCW
Field of View
1.3 x 0.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Luminosity Hubble (WFC3) Optical (R) 621.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (H-alpha + NII) 665.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 547.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 439.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Luminosity
Red
Red
Green
Blue
Esahubble_ann1217a_1280
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ID
ann1217a
Subject Category
C.5  
Subject Name
NGC 922
Credits
NASA & ESA
Release Date
2012-12-06T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/ann1217a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Luminosity, Red, Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, H-alpha + NII, I, V, B
Central Wavelength
621, 665, 814, 547, 439
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
36.2692672657, -24.7884899429
Reference Dimension
1920.0, 1080.0
Reference Pixel
960.0, 540.0
Scale
-1.0997466938931634E-05, 1.0997466938931634E-05
Rotation
43.479999999999919
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
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
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
ann1217a
Metadata Date
2012-12-03T13:35:08+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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