NICMOS finds a golden ring at the heart of a galaxy (WFPC2 image)
In this visible-light view of the galaxy NGC 4013, the star-forming ring (which is visible in a NICMOS image of the same region) cannot be seen because it is embedded in dust. The most prominent feature in this visible-light image - taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) - is the thin, dark band of gas and dust, which is about 500 light-years thick.
NGC 4013, which looks similar to our Milky Way Galaxy, resides in the constellation Ursa Major, 55 million light-years from Earth.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic0207e |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 5 June 2002, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0207 |
Size: | 1008 x 1008 px |
About the Object
Name: | IRAS 11559+4413, NGC 4013 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 60 million light years |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 11 58 31.17 |
Position (Dec): | 43° 56' 51.65" |
Field of view: | 0.85 x 0.85 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 5.7° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |