Extended groth strip - full Hubble image
The Extended Groth Strip, named after Princeton University physicist Edward Groth, is a small region in the constellation Ursa Major, based on the results of a series of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Extended Groth Strip is 1.1 degrees long by 0.15 degrees wide (70.5 x 10.1 arcminutes, respectively).
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About the Object
Name: | Extended Groth Strip (EGS) |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 14 19 17.84 |
Position (Dec): | 52° 49' 26.49" |
Field of view: | 9.33 x 66.62 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 220.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical Pseudogreen (V+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |