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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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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).
Fast_Facts
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
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*Image Type:*: Astronomical
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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-2001-16p
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2001-16p
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*Description*:
The green (5454 Å) is visible light. Image taken by HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.
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*Description*:
The green (5454 Å) is visible light. Image taken by HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.
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Camera 2
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Camera 2
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Visible Light
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Visible Light
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NICMOS
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Columbia
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Columbia
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Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C.
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March 5, 1999
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March 5, 1999
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July 18, 1993
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July 18, 1993
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July 29, 1998
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