Central bulges of piral galaxies - NGC 5965 (Hubble NICMOS and WFPC2 view)

Esahubble_heic9902l_1024

esahubble_heic9902l October 6th, 1999

Credit: NASA, ESA, and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)

This image represents composite pictures from Hubble's visible- and infrared-light cameras, the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer(NICMOS). Astronomers combined views from both cameras to obtain the true ages of the stars surrounding each galaxy's bulge. The Hubble telescope's sharper resolution allows astronomers to study the intricate structure of a galaxy's core.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic9902l/

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 15328+5651 NGC 5965
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Component > Bulge
Esahubble_heic9902l_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 15h 34m 2.3s
DEC = 56° 41’ 8.3”
Orientation
North is 84.3° CCW
Field of View
0.3 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Draco

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (G) 450.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Green
Red
Blue
Esahubble_heic9902l_1280
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ID
heic9902l
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.5.4.1  
Subject Name
IRAS 15328+5651, NGC 5965
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Reynier Peletier (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Release Date
1999-10-06T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic9902l/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, NICMOS, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Green, Red, Blue
Band
Optical, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
I, H, G
Central Wavelength
814, 1600, 450
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
233.509479543, 56.6856279846
Reference Dimension
415.0, 415.0
Reference Pixel
207.5, 207.5
Scale
-1.26604120941e-05, 1.26604120941e-05
Rotation
84.280000000000072
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
heic9902l
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:14:33+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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