VCC 1993 in the Virgo cluster of galaxies
Virgo cluster galaxy VCC 1993. Hubble's "eye" is so sharp that it was able to pick out the fuzzy globular clusters, which, at that distance, look like individual stars bunched up around the galaxies, instead of groupings of stars.
Credit:ESA, NASA and E. Peng (Peking University, Beijing)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0815e |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 August 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0815 |
| Size: | 2000 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | VCC 1993 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 44 12.17 |
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| Position (Dec): | 12° 56' 29.97" |
| Field of view: | 1.66 x 1.66 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 77.5° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |