Compass and Scale Image for NGC 1600

Compass and Scale Image for NGC 1600

Credits

NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);
Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, C.-P. Ma (University of California, Berkeley), J. Thomas (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany), Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, Palomar/Caltech, UKSTU/AAO, and A. Quillen (University of Rochester)

About The Object
Object Name NGC 1600
Object Description Elliptical Galaxy (inset image)
R.A. Position 04h 31m 39.93s
Dec. Position -5° 5' 10.5"
Constellation Eridanus
Distance 209 million light-years (64 million parsecs)
About The Data
Data Description The HST data (inset image) were taken from proposal PI: A. Quillen (University of Rochester), G. Bower (CSC/STScI), and G. Rieke (Steward Observatory/University of Arizona). The science team comprises J. Thomas (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany), C.-P. Ma (University of California, Berkeley), N. McConnell (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), J. Greene (Princeton University), J. Blakeslee (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and R. Janish (University of California, Berkeley).
Instrument HST>NICMOS
Exposure Dates November 10, 1998, Exposure Time: 32 minutes
Filters F160W
About The Image
Compass Image Compass and Scale Image for NGC 1600
About The Object
Object Name A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Object Description The type of astronomical object.
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.
Constellation One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Distance The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Dimensions The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description
  • Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Instrument The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
Image Credit The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content.
Publication Date The date and time the release content became public.
Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.

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