Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217
This is the first image of a celestial object taken with the newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The camera was restored to operation during the STS-125 Servicing Mission to upgrade the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 6217 was photographed on 13 June and 8 July 2009, as part of the initial testing and calibration of Hubble’s ACS. The galaxy lies 6 million light-years away in the north circumpolar constellation Ursa Major.
Credit:
NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team
About the Image
| Id: | heic0910s |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 September 2009, 17:00 |
| Related release: | heic0910 |
| Size: | 2631 x 3289 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6217 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 6 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical R |
625 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical H-alpha |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
