Hubble Building Blocks Galaxy at Redshift 4.00

 Hubble Building Blocks Galaxy at Redshift 4.00

Building block galaxy at redshift of 4.00 from Hubble Ultra Deep Field image.

Credits

NASA, ESA, and N. Pirzkal (STScI/ESA)

About The Object
Object Name Galaxy in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF)
Object Description Distant galaxy in the HUDF
Constellation Fornax
Distance Redshift: 4.00
About The Data
Data Description GRAPES HST Data The science data were selected based on findings from The Grism-ACS Program for Extragalactic Science (GRAPES), HST proposal : S. Malhotra et. al. The science team includes: N. Pirzkal (STSCI/ESA) S. Malhotra and J. Rhoads (Arizona State University), and C. Xu (Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics). HUDF HST Data This image of the HUDF was created from HST data from the following proposal: : S. Beckwith, S. Malhotra, M. Giavalisco, N. Panagia, J. Rhoads, M. Stiavelli, R. Somerville, S. Casertano, B. Margon, C. Blades, J. Caldwell, and M. Clampin (STScI), M. Corbin (STScI/CSC), M. Dickinson, H. Ferguson, and A. Fruchter (STScI), R. Hook (STScI/ECF), S. Jogee, A. Koekemoer, R. Lucas, M. Sosey, and L. Bergeron (STScI). NICMOS HUDF Data The NICMOS HUDF data were from proposal : R. Thompson (University of Arizona), G. Illingworth and R. Bouwens (university of California, Santa Cruz), M. Dickinson (STScI), D. Eisenstein and X. Fan (University of Arizona), M. Franx (University of Leiden), M. Rieke (University of Arizona), A. Riess (STScI), and P. van Dokkum (Yale University). The Spitzer science team includes: H. Yan (Caltech), M Dickinson (NOAO), D. Stern and P. Eisenhardt (Jet Propulsion Lab), R.-R. Chary (Caltech), M. Giavalisco (STScI), H. Ferguson and S. Casertano (STScI), C. Conselice (Caltech), C. Papovich (Steward Observatory), W. Reach (Caltech), N. Grogin (STScI), L. Moustakas (Jet Propulsion Lab), and M. Ouchi (STScI).
Instrument HST>ACS/WFC, HST>ACS/NICMOS, and SST>IRAC
Exposure Dates September 24, 2003 - January 16, 2004, Exposure Time: 11.3 days (ACS/WFC), September 3, 2003 - November 27, 2003, Exposure Time: 11.3 days (ACS/NICMOS), and February 2004, Exposure Time: 5 days (IRAC)
Filters ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F606W (V), F775W (i), F850LP (z) ACS/NICMOS: F110W (J110) and F160W (H160) IRAC: 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 microns
About The Image
Color Info Blue: F435W (B) Green: F606W (V) + F775W (i) Red: F850LP (z)
Compass Image Hubble Building Blocks Galaxy at Redshift 4.00
About The Object
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R.A. Position Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
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About The Data
Data Description
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  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
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About The Image
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Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.