Galaxy NGC 3147

Esahubble_heic1913c_1024

esahubble_heic1913c July 11th, 2019

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.

The shape and structure of this Spiral galaxy are plainly visible thanks to this perspective. Galaxy NGC 3147 galaxy is relatively close by, at a distance of roughly 130 million light-years, and can be found in the constellation of Draco (The Dragon).

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1913c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 3147
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Esahubble_heic1913c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 16m 53.7s
DEC = 73° 24’ 1.7”
Orientation
North is 130.5° CW
Field of View
2.6 x 2.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Draco

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (Long Pass) 350.0 nm
Cyan Hubble (WFC3) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFC3) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Cyan
Orange
Red
Esahubble_heic1913c_1280
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ID
heic1913c
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 3147
Credits
ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.
Release Date
2019-07-11T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/heic1913c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Blue, Cyan, Orange, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
Long Pass, V, I, H
Central Wavelength
350, 555, 814, 1600
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
154.22384437, 73.4004840636
Reference Dimension
4007.0, 4007.0
Reference Pixel
2003.5, 2003.5
Scale
-1.10015341235e-05, 1.10015341235e-05
Rotation
-130.54000000000008
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1913c
Metadata Date
2019-05-16T10:00:07+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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