Starry bulges yield secrets to galaxy growth (ground-based image)

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esahubble_heic9902f October 6th, 1999

Credit: Allan Sandage (The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington) and John Bedke (Computer Sciences Corporation and the Space Telescope Science Institute )

This image, taken by a ground-based telescope, displays the entire galaxy NGC 1365. But the telescope's resolution is not powerful enough to reveal the flurry of activity in the galaxy's hub.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic9902f/

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 03317-3618 NGC 1365
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Bulge
Galaxy > Size > Giant
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 33m 36.4s
DEC = -36° 8’ 59.6”
Orientation
North is 11.2° CW
Field of View
10.8 x 14.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Other (None) Optical -
This image was captured using a ground-based telescope by Allan Allan Sandage and John Bedke.
Esahubble_heic9902f_1280
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ID
heic9902f
Subject Category
C.5.4.1   C.5.2.1   C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 03317-3618, NGC 1365
Credits
Allan Sandage (The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington) and John Bedke (Computer Sciences Corporation and the Space Telescope Science Institute )
Release Date
1999-10-06T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic9902f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Other
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
T
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
53.4015062581, -36.149888609
Reference Dimension
1732.0, 2245.0
Reference Pixel
866.0, 1122.5
Scale
-0.000104227669934, 0.000104227669934
Rotation
-11.160000000000002
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
heic9902f
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:14:23+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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