Antenna Galaxies

Eso_eso1137_hubble_dark_1024

eso_eso1137_hubble_dark October 3rd, 2011

Credit: ESO

This image is part of the "Antennae Galaxies comparison of ALMA and Hubble observations"

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1137_hubble_dark/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038 NGC 4039
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Eso_eso1137_hubble_dark_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 1m 53.0s
DEC = -18° 52’ 36.2”
Orientation
North is 29.4° CW
Field of View
2.9 x 2.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Corvus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 550.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Blue
Blue
Eso_eso1137_hubble_dark_1280
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ID
eso1137_hubble_dark
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
Antennae Galaxies, NGC 4038, NGC 4039
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2011-10-03T11:30:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1137_hubble_dark/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Cyan, Blue, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, V, B
Central Wavelength
814, 550, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
180.470789182, -18.8767177423
Reference Dimension
3375.0, 3362.0
Reference Pixel
1687.0, 1681.0
Scale
-1.44362769425e-05, 1.44362769425e-05
Rotation
-29.420000000000012
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1137_hubble_dark
Metadata Date
2011-09-20T12:29:15+02:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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