Multi-filter image of NGC 3344
This image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3344, located about 20 million light-years from Earth, is a composite of images taken through seven different filters. They cover wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the optical and the near-infrared. Together they create a detailed picture of the galaxy and allow astronomers to study many different aspects of it.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA
About the Image
Id: | heic1803a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 14 February 2018, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic1803 |
Size: | 3905 x 3750 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 3344 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 20 million light years |
Constellation: | Leo Minor |
Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 10 43 31.08 |
Position (Dec): | 24° 55' 14.25" |
Field of view: | 2.58 x 2.48 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 22.8° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Ultraviolet UV | 275 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical u | 336 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical B | 438 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical y | 547 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical H-alpha + NIII | 657 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |