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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Title:
Celestial Composition
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*Credit:* NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], The Hubble Heritage [ http://heritage.sts…] Team and A. Riess (STScI [ http://www.stsci.ed…])
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About the Object Object Name: NGC 3370 Object Description: Spiral Galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 10h 47m 04s.18
Dec. 17° 16' 22".8 Constellation: Leo Distance: 98 million light-years (30 megaparsecs) Dimensions: This image is roughly 3.4 arcminutes (95,000 light-years or 29,000 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from the following proposals: 9351: A. Riess (STScI), P. Stetson (NRC), A. Filippenko (UC Berkeley); and 9696: K. Noll (STScI), A. Riess (STScI), L. Frattare, H. Bond, C. Christian, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, and T. Royle (STScI). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): April/May 2003 Exposure Time: 25 hours Filters: F435W("B"), F555W("V"), F814W("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team and A. Riess (STScI) Release Date: September 4, 2003 Orientation: Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370, Home to Supernova Seen in 1994 [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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*Image Type:*: Astronomical
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*Release Date*:September 4, 2003 09:00 AM (EDT)
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2003-24e
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*Title*:Celestial Composition
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*Description*:

The center of NGC 3370 shows well delineated dust lanes and an uncommonly ill-defined nucleus.
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Leo
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COMPASS
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Hamilton
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NGC 3370
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Washington, D.C.
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1994
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May 2003
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September 4, 2003
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1994
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2003
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SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-200 3-24e
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Release Date:
September 4, 2003 09:00 AM (EDT)

Celestial Composition