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Compass and Scale Image of Arp 274
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Photo: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-14-2525-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Photo: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Arp 274, NGC 5679 |
| Object Description | Triple galaxy system |
| R.A. Position | 14h 35m 8.82s |
| Dec. Position | 05° 21' 30.79" |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 400 million light-years or 120 megaparsecs |
| Dimensions | The image is nearly 2 arcminutes (216,000 light-years) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble images were created from HST data from proposals : M. Livio (STScI), Z. Levay, L. Frattare, K. Noll, M. Mutchler, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | April 1 - 2, 2009 |
| Filters | F450W (B), F606W (V), F673N (redshifted H-alpha), and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. One filter was used to sample narrowband emission. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Red: F673N (redshifted H-alpha) + F814W (I) Green: F606W (V) Blue: F450W (B) |
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