Full ACS Field of NGC 1309
This image of NGC 1309 extends out to the physical edge of the ACS field. The image was taken in 2005. NGC 1309 is 100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs) distant.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0607c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 February 2006, 15:00 |
| Size: | 4200 x 4200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1309 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 100 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
