Individual colour images - 7 (NICMOS, 1870 nm)
This is the seventh in a sequence of seven images which demonstrate the Hubble telescope's wavelength range, starting in the far ultraviolet and stretching all the way to the infrared.
This image was taken by the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). The red colour (1870 nm) shows radiation from slightly farther into the infrared region. The image was taken on 29 July, 1998, and has an exposure time of 640 s.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic0106i |
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 |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Infrared K | 1.87 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |