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Spiral Galaxy UGC 2885
This Hubble Space Telescope photograph showcases the majestic spiral galaxy UGC 2885, located 232 million light-years away in the northern constellation Perseus. The galaxy is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. A number of foreground stars in...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2020
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2020-01-4615-image
This Hubble Space Telescope photograph showcases the majestic spiral galaxy UGC 2885, located 232 million light-years away in the northern constellation Perseus. The galaxy is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. A number of foreground stars in our Milky Way can be seen in the image, identified by their diffraction spikes. The brightest star photobombs the galaxy's disk. The galaxy has been nicknamed "Rubin's galaxy," after astronomer Vera Rubin (1928 – 2016), who studied the galaxy's rotation rate in search of dark matter.
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Image
NASA, ESA, Benne Holwerda (University of Louisville)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | UGC 2885 |
| Object Description | Large Spiral Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 03:53:02.46 |
| Dec. Position | +35:35:22.17 |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 232 million light-years |
| Dimensions | Image is 5 arcmin across (about 338,000 light-years). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The HST observations include those from program (B. Holwerda). |
| Instrument | WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | Dec 2017 - Jan 2019 |
| Filters | F435W, F606W, F814W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/UVIS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges. 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: F435W Green: F606W Red: F814W |
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