Hubble image archive

Compass and Scale Image for Overlapping Galaxies 2MASX J00482185-2507365

CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Date
Jan 1, 2008
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2008-33-2404-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name2MASX J00482185-2507365
Object DescriptionOverlapping Galaxies
R.A. Position00h 25m 29.79s
Dec. Position-12° 22' 46.98"
ConstellationSculptor
Distance780 million light-years (240 megaparsecs)
DimensionsThis image is roughly 50 arcseconds (180,000 light-years or 56 kiloparsecs) wide.
About The Data
Data DescriptionHST Proposal: J. Dalcanton (University of Washington) et al. The science team comprises B. Holwerda and R. de Jong (Space Telescope Science Institute), W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa), and J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington).
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC
Exposure DatesSeptember 19, 2006, Exposure Time: 1.9 hours
FiltersF475W (B), F606W (V), and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThe image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three 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: Blue: F475W (B) Green: F606W (V) Red: F814W (I)

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