Hubble image archive
Leo IV HST/ACS
CreditsCredit: NASA, ESA, and T. Brown (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2012
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2012-26-3059-image
Credits
Credit: NASA, ESA, and T. Brown (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Leo IV |
| Object Description | Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 11h 32m 56.99s |
| Dec. Position | 00° 31' 59.98" |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 500,000 light-years (150,000 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : T. Brown (STScI), et al. The science team comprises T. Brown and J. Tumlinson (STScI), M. Geha (Yale University), E. Kirby (California Institute of Technology), D. VandenBerg (University of Victoria), R. Munoz (Universidad de Chile), J. Kalirai (STScI), J. Simon (Observatories of the Carnegie Institute of Washington), R. Avila (STScI), P. Guhathakurta (UCO/Lick Observatory), A. Renzini (Osservatorio Astronomico), and H. Ferguson (STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | January 1, 2012, Exposure Time: 11.4 hours |
| Filters | F606W (V) and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F606W (V) Orange: F814W (I) |
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