Elliptical galaxy NGC 4150
Elliptical galaxy NGC 4150.
Credit:NASA, ESA, R.M. Crockett (University of Oxford, U.K.), S. Kaviraj (Imperial College London and University of Oxford, U.K.), J. Silk (University of Oxford), M. Mutchler (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA), and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo1038b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 November 2010, 15:00 |
| Size: | 3980 x 2549 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 4150 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 45 million light years |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 10 33.60 |
| Position (Dec): | 30° 24' 0.23" |
| Field of view: | 2.62 x 1.68 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 4.9° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 438 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |