Compass and Scale Image of NGC 1275

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name	NGC 1275, Perseus A, 3C 84
Object Description	Active Galaxy
R.A. Position	03h 19m 48.15s
Dec. Position	41° 30' 42.09"
Constellation	Perseus
Distance	About 230 million light-years (70 Megaparsecs)
Dimensions	The image is roughly 4 arcminutes (260,000 light-years or 78,000 parsecs) across.
About The Data
Data Description	HST Proposal: A. Fabian and C. Crawford (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK), C. Conselice (University of Nottingham), and J. Gallager and E. Zweibel (University of Wisconsin, Madison).
Instrument	HST>ACS/WFCThese images are a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample various broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
Exposure Dates	July and August, 2006
Filters	F435W (B), F550W (V), and F625W (r)
About The Image
Color Info	These images are a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample various broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W (B) Green: F550W (V) Red: F625W (r)

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