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Galaxia NGC 1512 en luz casi ultravioleta

The blue (3327 Å) denotes the near-ultraviolet region of the spectrum. Image taken by HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. CreditsNASA, ESA, and D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University and Columbia University)

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Jan 1, 2001
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
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hubblesite-images-2001-16-1063-image
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The blue (3327 Å) denotes the near-ultraviolet region of the spectrum. Image taken by HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.

Credits

NASA, ESA, and D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University and Columbia University)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameNGC 1512
Object DescriptionBarred spiral galaxy
R.A. Position04h 3m 54.29s
Dec. Position-43° 20' 56.0"
ConstellationHorologium
Distance9.2 million pc (30 million light-years)
DimensionsThe galaxy is 70,000 light-years across. The circumnuclear starburst ring is 2,400 light-years wide.
About The Data
Data DescriptionPrincipal 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).
InstrumentHST>WFPC2
Exposure DatesMarch 5, 1999
FiltersF336W (U), F658N (redshifted Ha), F547M (Strömgren y), and F814W (I)

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