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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Position (Dec): | 43° 56' 51.65" |
| Field of view: | 0.85 x 0.85 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 5.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |