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Hubble ACS Image of NGC 4068
CreditsNASA, ESA, and K. McQuinn (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-19-2558-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and K. McQuinn (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 4068 |
| Object Description | Starburst Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 12h 4m 0.79s |
| Dec. Position | 52° 35' 17.99" |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 14 million light-years or 4.3 megaparsecs |
| Dimensions | 92 arcseconds (6,300 light- years or 1,900 parsecs) wide |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : I. Karachentsev (Russian Academy of Sciences, Special Astrophysical Observatory), B. Tully (University of Hawaii), V. Karachentseva (Kyiv University), A. Dolphin (Raytheon Company), S. Sakai (University of California, Los Angeles), E. Shaya (University of Maryland), and M. Sharina, L. Makarova, and D. Makarov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Special Astrophysical Observatory). The science team comprises: K. McQuinn and E. Skillman (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis), J. Cannon (Macalester College, MN), J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle), A. Dolphin (Raytheon Company), and D. Stark and D. Weisz (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS |
| Exposure Dates | July 10, 2004, Exposure Time: 35 minutes |
| Filters | F606W (R) and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are composites of several separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges for each image. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are orange/yellow for the I-band (F814W) and cyan/blue for the wide V-band (F606W) filter. The images have been further adjusted so the colors more closely resemble their true visual appearance, particularly the red hydrogen emission of the star-forming regions. Cyan: F606W (R) Yellow: F814W (I) |
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