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Core of Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4150 (Detailed View)

CreditsNASA, ESA, R.M. Crockett (University of Oxford, U.K.), S. Kaviraj (Imperial College London and University of Oxford, U.K.), J. Silk (University of Oxford), M. Mutchler (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), a...

Date
Jan 1, 2010
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2010-38-2800-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, R.M. Crockett (University of Oxford, U.K.), S. Kaviraj (Imperial College London and University of Oxford, U.K.), J. Silk (University of Oxford), M. Mutchler (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameNGC 4150
Object DescriptionElliptical Galaxy
R.A. Position12h 10m 33.64s
Dec. Position30° 24' 5.51"
ConstellationComa Berenices
DistanceThe distance to NGC 4150 is 44 million light-years (13.5 megaparsecs).
About The Data
Data DescriptionThis image was created from HST data from proposal : R.M. Crockett (University of Oxford, U.K.).
InstrumentHST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesOctober 30, 2009, and November 9, 2009, Exposure Time: 3.8 hours
FiltersF225W (UV), F438W (B), F555W (V), F657N (H-alpha), and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Several filters were used to sample broad and narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are as follows: Red: F657N (H-alpha) Green: F438W (B) Blue: F225W (UV)

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