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Imagen de brújula y escala para NGC 3603

CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), F. Paresce (National Institute for Astrophysics, Bologna, Italy), E. Young (Universities Space Research Association/Ames Research Center), the WFC3 Science Oversight C...

Fecha
Jan 1, 2010
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2010-22-2751-image
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Credits

Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);
Science: NASA, ESA, R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), F. Paresce (National Institute for Astrophysics, Bologna, Italy), E. Young (Universities Space Research Association/Ames Research Center), the WFC3 Science Oversight Committee, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameNGC 3603
Object DescriptionGiant star-forming nebula with massive young stellar clusters
R.A. Position11h 15m 9.09s
Dec. Position-61° 16' 16.99"
ConstellationCarina
DistanceApproximately 20,000 light-years (6,100 parsecs) away.
DimensionsThis image is roughly 3 arcminutes (17 light-years or 5 parsecs) wide.
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe image was created from Hubble data from proposal : R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), B. Balick (University of Washington), H. Bond (STScI), D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts), M. Carollo (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), M. Disney (University of Wales, College of Cardiff), M. Dopita (Australian National University), J. Frogel (Ohio State University Research Foundation), D. Hall (University of Hawaii), J. Holtzman (New Mexico State University), P. McCarthy (Carnegie Institution of Washington), F. Paresce (European Southern Observatory, Germany; National Institute for Astrophysics, Bologna, Italy), A.Saha (NOAO/AURA), J. Silk (University of Oxford), A. Walker (NOAO/CTIO), B. Whitmore (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and E. Young (University of Arizona; Universities Space Research Association/Ames Research Center).
InstrumentHST>WFC3/IR and HST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesAugust 27, 2009 and December 3, 200,9 Exposure Time: 5.3 hours
FiltersWFC3/IR: F128N (Paschen-beta) and F164N ([Fe II]) WFC3/UVIS: F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha), and F673N ([S II])
About The Image
Color InfoThe image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Five filters were used to sample broad and narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Red: F164N ([Fe II]) Yellow: F128N (Paschen-beta) Green: F673N ([S II]) Blue: F656N (H-alpha) White: F555W (V)

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