Individual colour images - 3 (WFPC2, 545 nm)
This is the third in a sequence of seven images which demonstrate the Hubble Space Telescope's wavelength range, starting in the far ultraviolet and stretching all the way to the infrared.
This image was taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2). The green colour (545 nm) represents visible light. The image was taken on 5 March, 1999, and has an exposure time of 900 s.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic0106e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 May 2001, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0106 |
| Size: | 580 x 580 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 04022-4329, NGC 1512 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
| Distance: | 40 million light years |
| Constellation: | Horologium |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 3 54.20 |
| Position (Dec): | -43° 20' 55.69" |
| Field of view: | 0.44 x 0.44 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 140.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 545 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |