Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Galaxy NGC5962
Original Caption Released with Image:
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer took this ultraviolet color image of the galaxy NGC5962 on June 7, 2003. This spiral galaxy is located 90 million light-years from Earth.

The Galaxy Evolution Explorer mission is led by the California Institute of Technology, which is also responsible for the science operations and data analysis. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., a division of Caltech, manages the mission and built the science instrument. The mission was developed under NASA's Explorers Program, managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. The mission's international partners include South Korea and France.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Caltech
Produced By:
California Institute of Technology
Mission:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft:
GALEX Orbiter
Instrument:
GALEX Telescope
Product Size:
1017 samples x 982 lines
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Explorer
facet_what:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
facet_what:
GALEX
facet_what:
GALEX Orbiter
facet_what:
GALEX Telescope
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
France
facet_where:
Korea
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
June 7, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
Image #:
PIA04635
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04635
orignial url:

Galaxy NGC5962