Hubble image archive
Hickson Compact Group 87: A Group of Four Galaxies
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope mission archive.
- Date
- Jan 1, 2001
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2001-22-1087-image
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Hickson Compact Group 87, HCG 87 |
| Object Description | Cluster of Interacting Galaxies |
| R.A. Position | 20h 48m 10.99s |
| Dec. Position | -11° 50' 24.0" |
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 120 Mpc (roughly 400 million light-years) |
| Dimensions | The galaxy group has a diameter of 52 kpc (170,000 light-years). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: J. Charlton (PSU), S. Hunsberger (Lowell Obs.), F. Hamilton, H. Bond, C. Christian, J. English, L. Frattare, A. Kinney, Z. Levay, K. Noll (The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | July 19-25, 1999, Exposure Time: 6.6 hours |
| Filters | F450 (B), F555W (V), F675W (R), and F814W (I) |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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