Extended Groth Strip - Detail of Hubble Image
Detail of the Hubble image of the Extended Groth Strip (EGS). The EGS, 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 : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Category: | Cosmology |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 20 54.18 |
| Position (Dec): | 53° 6' 57.37" |
| Field of view: | 3.78 x 5.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 139.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (V+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |