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Hubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color
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Hubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color
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NGC 1512
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NGC 1512
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About this Object Object Name: NGC 1512 Object Description: Barred spiral galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 04h 03m 54.4s
Dec. -43° 20' 55.0'' Constellation: Horologium Distance: 9.2 million pc (30 million light-years) Scale:
The galaxy is 70,000 light-years across.
The circumnuclear starburst ring is 2,400 light-years wide.
About the Data Instruments
Exposure Dates
Filters: FOC NICMOS WFPC2 July 18, 1993 July 29, 1998 March 5, 1999 F220W (2200Å) F160W (1.6mm),
F187W (1.8mm) F336W (U), F658N (redshifted Ha),
F547M (Strömgren y), F814W (I) Principal Astronomers:
D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University/Columbia University), A. J. Barth (Harvard CfA), L. C. Ho (Carnegie Obs.), A. Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University and A. V. Filippenko (UC Berkeley).
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Technical facts about this news release:
About this Object Object Name: NGC 1512 Object Description: Barred spiral galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 04h 03m 54.4s
Dec. -43° 20' 55.0'' Constellation: Horologium Distance: 9.2 million pc (30 million light-years) Scale:
The galaxy is 70,000 light-years across.
The circumnuclear starburst ring is 2,400 light-years wide.
About the Data Instruments
Exposure Dates
Filters: FOC NICMOS WFPC2 July 18, 1993 July 29, 1998 March 5, 1999 F220W (2200Å) F160W (1.6mm),
F187W (1.8mm) F336W (U), F658N (redshifted Ha),
F547M (Strömgren y), F814W (I) Principal Astronomers:
D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University/Columbia University), A. J. Barth (Harvard CfA), L. C. Ho (Carnegie Obs.), A. Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University and A. V. Filippenko (UC Berkeley).
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*Image Type:*: Astronomical/Illustr ation
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*Release Date*:May 31, 2001 09:00 AM (EDT)
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*Release Date*:May 31, 2001 09:00 AM (EDT)
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*Title*:Hubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color
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*Title*:Hubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2001-16m
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2001-16m
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*Description*:
Astronomers used this panel of single-color images to construct the colorful picture of the ring of star clusters surrounding the core of the galaxy NGC 1512. These pictures were taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera (FOC), Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS).
Each image represents a specific color or wavelength region of the spectrum, from ultraviolet to near infrared, and shows the wide wavelength region covered by Hubble. Celestial bodies emit light in a variety of wavelengths, anywhere from gamma rays to radio waves. Astronomers chose these colors to emphasize important details in the ring of young star clusters surrounding the core.
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*Description*:
Astronomers used this panel of single-color images to construct the colorful picture of the ring of star clusters surrounding the core of the galaxy NGC 1512. These pictures were taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera (FOC), Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS).
Each image represents a specific color or wavelength region of the spectrum, from ultraviolet to near infrared, and shows the wide wavelength region covered by Hubble. Celestial bodies emit light in a variety of wavelengths, anywhere from gamma rays to radio waves. Astronomers chose these colors to emphasize important details in the ring of young star clusters surrounding the core.
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