NGC 4881
This photo mosaic, which shows a field of distant galaxies, is a computer enhanced reproduction of a picture taken 4 March 1994 with the repaired Hubble Space Telescope. It combines 16 exposures of 15 minutes each, taken through two filters (F555W and F814W) with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. The HST WFPC2 field is chevron-shaped, because it is a mosaic of images recorded with three Wide Field cameras and one higher resolution camera (Planetary Camera) in the upper left.
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About the Object
| Name: | Coma Cluster, NGC 4881 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 300 million light years |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 59 59.06 |
| Position (Dec): | 28° 15' 3.59" |
| Field of view: | 2.49 x 2.52 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 166.5° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |