Individual colour images - 2 (WFPC2, 338 nm)
This is the second in a sequence of seven images which demonstrate the Hubble telescope's wavelength range, starting in the far ultraviolet and stretching all the way to the infrared.
This image was taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2). The blue colour (338 nm) denotes the ultraviolet region of the spectrum. The image was taken on 5 March, 1999, and has an exposure time of 2500 s.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic0106d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 31 May 2001, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0106 |
Size: | 580 x 580 px |
About the Object
Name: | IRAS 04022-4329, NGC 1512 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
Distance: | 40 million light years |
Constellation: | Horologium |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 4 3 54.20 |
Position (Dec): | -43° 20' 55.69" |
Field of view: | 0.44 x 0.44 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 140.2° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Ultraviolet U | 338 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |