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Compass and Scale Illustration of HCG 90
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and R. Sharples (University of Durham)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-10-2497-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and R. Sharples (University of Durham)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Hickson Compact Group 90, HCG 90 |
| Object Description | Cluster of Interacting Galaxies |
| R.A. Position | 22h 2m 5.61s |
| Dec. Position | -31° 58' 0.44" |
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 106 million light-years (33 megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is roughly 3.2 arcminutes (1,000,000 light-years or 31,000 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposal : R. Sharples (University of Durham), M. Beasley (University of California, Santa Cruz), J. Blakeslee (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), S. Zepf and A. Kundu (Michigan State University), and J. Cho (University of Durham). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | May 16, 2006, Exposure Time: 1.2 hours |
| Filters | F850LP (z) and F475W (g) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Red: F850LP (z) Green: F850LP (z) + F475W (g) Blue: F475W (g) |
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