Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Irregular Dwarf Galaxy IC 1613
Original Caption Released with Image:
Ultraviolet image (left) and visual image (right) of the irregular dwarf galaxy IC 1613. Low surface brightness galaxies, such as IC 1613, are more easily detected in the ultraviolet because of the low background levels compared to visual wavelengths.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
Produced By:
California Institute of Technology
Mission:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft:
GALEX Orbiter
Target Name:
IC 1613
Instrument:
GALEX Telescope
Product Size:
2032 samples x 1016 lines
facet_what:
Explorer
facet_what:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
facet_what:
GALEX
facet_what:
GALEX Orbiter
facet_what:
GALEX Telescope
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
dwarf galaxy
facet_where:
IC 1613
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Stennis Space Center (SSC)
Image #:
PIA07911
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07911
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Irregular Dwarf Galaxy IC 1613