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NGC 1512 in Near-Infrared Light
The orange (8269 Å) depicts near-infrared light, which cannot be seen by the human eye. Image taken by HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. CreditsNASA, ESA, and D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University and Columbia University)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2001
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2001-16-1058-image
The orange (8269 Å) depicts near-infrared light, which cannot be seen by the human eye. Image taken by HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.
Credits
NASA, ESA, and D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University and Columbia University)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 1512 |
| Object Description | Barred spiral galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 04h 3m 54.29s |
| Dec. Position | -43° 20' 56.0" |
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 9.2 million pc (30 million light-years) |
| Dimensions | The galaxy is 70,000 light-years across. The circumnuclear starburst ring is 2,400 light-years wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University/Columbia University), A. J. Barth (Harvard CfA), L. C. Ho (Carnegie Obs.), A. Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University and A. V. Filippenko (UC Berkeley). Members of the group of scientists involved in these observations are: Dan Maoz (Tel-Aviv University, Israel and Columbia University, USA), Aaron J. Barth (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA), Luis C. Ho (The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA), Amiel Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) and Alexei V. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley, USA). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | March 5, 1999 |
| Filters | F336W (U), F658N (redshifted Ha), F547M (Strömgren y), and F814W (I) |
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