Hubble image archive

NGC 1600 - HST NICMOS

CreditsNASA, ESA, and A. Quillen (University of Rochester)

Date
Jan 1, 2016
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2016-12-3722-image
By

Credits

NASA, ESA, and A. Quillen (University of Rochester)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameNGC 1600
Object DescriptionElliptical Galaxy
R.A. Position04h 31m 39.93s
Dec. Position-5° 5' 10.5"
ConstellationEridanus
Distance209 million light-years (64 million parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe HST data were taken from proposal PI: A. Quillen (University of Rochester), G. Bower (CSC/STScI), and G. Rieke (Steward Observatory/University of Arizona). The science team comprises J. Thomas (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany), C.-P. Ma (University of California, Berkeley), N. McConnell (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), J. Greene (Princeton University), J. Blakeslee (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and R. Janish (University of California, Berkeley).
InstrumentHST>NICMOS
Exposure DatesNovember 10, 1998, Exposure Time: 32 minutes
FiltersF160W

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