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Imagen de brújula y escala para NGC 2976

CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)

Fecha
Jan 1, 2010
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2010-05-2683-image
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Credits

Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);
Science: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameNGC 2976
Object DescriptionSpiral Galaxy
R.A. Position09h 47m 15.45s
Dec. Position67° 54' 59.0"
ConstellationUrsa Major
DistanceThis image is 2.8 arcminutes (9,800 light-years or 3,000 parsecs) wide.
About The Data
Data DescriptionThis image was created from HST data from proposal : J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, Seattle) and collaborators.
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC
Exposure DatesDecember 27, 2006 - January 10, 2007, Exposure Time: 1.3 hours
FiltersF475W (B), F606W (V), and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThe image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS/WFC instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges in the near infrared. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F475W (B) Green: F606W (V) Red: F814W (I)

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