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Imagen de brújula y escala de Arp 274

CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Photo: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Fecha
Jan 1, 2009
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2009-14-2525-image
Por

Credits

Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);
Photo: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameArp 274, NGC 5679
Object DescriptionTriple galaxy system
R.A. Position14h 35m 8.82s
Dec. Position05° 21' 30.79"
ConstellationVirgo
Distance400 million light-years or 120 megaparsecs
DimensionsThe image is nearly 2 arcminutes (216,000 light-years) wide.
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe Hubble images were created from HST data from proposals : M. Livio (STScI), Z. Levay, L. Frattare, K. Noll, M. Mutchler, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI).
InstrumentHST>WFPC2
Exposure DatesApril 1 - 2, 2009
FiltersF450W (B), F606W (V), F673N (redshifted H-alpha), and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThe image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. One filter was used to sample narrowband emission. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Red: F673N (redshifted H-alpha) + F814W (I) Green: F606W (V) Blue: F450W (B)

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