Hubble Spies Shells of Sparkling Stars Around Quasar
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Hubble Spies Shells of Sparkling Stars Around Quasar
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About the Object Object Name: MC2 1635 119, MC2 1635 11.9 Object Description: Shell structure around a QSO Position (J2000): R.A. 16h 37m 46s.51 Dec. 11° 49' 49".34 Constellation: Hercules Dimensions: This image is roughly 1.2 arcminutes (600,000 light-years or 180 kiloparsecs) wide. Redshift The object has a redshift, z = 0.146. About the Data Data Description:
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10421: G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside), A. Stockton (Institute for Astronomy/University of Hawaii), M. Lacy (Spitzer Science Center/California Institute of Technology), and F. Schweizer (Carnegie Observatories/Carneg ie Institution of Washington).
The science team comprises G. Canalizo and N. Bennert (University of California, Riverside), B. Jungwiert (University of California, Riverside/Astronomic al Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague), A. Stockton (Institute for Astronomy /University of Hawaii), F. Schweizer (Carnegie Observatories/Carneg ie Institution of Washington), M. Lacy (Spitzer Science Center/California Institute of Technology), and C. Peng (STScI).
Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): June 28/July 4, 2005 Exposure Time: 3.2 hours Filters: F606W (V) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside) Release Date: October 25, 2007 Orientation: Quasar MC2 1635 119 and Host Galaxy [ http://imgsrc.hubbl ]
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About the Object Object Name: MC2 1635 119, MC2 1635 11.9 Object Description: Shell structure around a QSO Position (J2000): R.A. 16h 37m 46s.51 Dec. 11° 49' 49".34 Constellation: Hercules Dimensions: This image is roughly 1.2 arcminutes (600,000 light-years or 180 kiloparsecs) wide. Redshift The object has a redshift, z = 0.146. About the Data Data Description:
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10421: G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside), A. Stockton (Institute for Astronomy/University of Hawaii), M. Lacy (Spitzer Science Center/California Institute of Technology), and F. Schweizer (Carnegie Observatories/Carneg ie Institution of Washington).
The science team comprises G. Canalizo and N. Bennert (University of California, Riverside), B. Jungwiert (University of California, Riverside/Astronomic al Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague), A. Stockton (Institute for Astronomy /University of Hawaii), F. Schweizer (Carnegie Observatories/Carneg ie Institution of Washington), M. Lacy (Spitzer Science Center/California Institute of Technology), and C. Peng (STScI).
Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): June 28/July 4, 2005 Exposure Time: 3.2 hours Filters: F606W (V) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Canalizo (University of California, Riverside) Release Date: October 25, 2007 Orientation: Quasar MC2 1635 119 and Host Galaxy [ http://imgsrc.hubbl ]
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*Release Date*:October 25, 2007 01:00 PM (EDT)
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*Release Date*:October 25, 2007 01:00 PM (EDT)
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*Title*:Hubble Spies Shells of Sparkling Stars Around Quasar
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*Title*:Hubble Spies Shells of Sparkling Stars Around Quasar