Hubble view of NGC 2366

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esahubble_heic1207a May 10th, 2012

Credit: NASA & ESA

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made detailed observations of the dwarf galaxy NGC 2366. While it lacks the elegant spiral arms of many larger galaxies, NGC 2366 is home to a bright, star-forming nebula and is close enough for astronomers to discern its individual stars.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1207a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 2363 NGC 2366
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 7h 28m 53.0s
DEC = 69° 12’ 47.7”
Orientation
North is 84.1° CCW
Field of View
5.2 x 2.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Camelopardalis

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) -
Pseudocolor Hubble (ACS) Optical (V+I) -
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) -
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ID
heic1207a
Subject Category
C.4.2.1   C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
NGC 2363, NGC 2366
Credits
NASA & ESA
Release Date
2012-05-10T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1207a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Pseudocolor, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, V+I, V
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
112.220720299, 69.2132443978
Reference Dimension
6268.0, 2354.0
Reference Pixel
3134.0, 1177.0
Scale
-1.38920622345e-05, 1.38920622345e-05
Rotation
84.060000000000059
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
heic1207a
Metadata Date
2012-02-14T12:31:14+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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