Hubble’s view of the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (pointing 1)
This image shows a small part of the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, situated only about 300 000 light-years away from Earth. This is one of two different pointings of the telescope that were used in a study combining data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ESA’s Gaia satellite to measure the 3D motion of stars in this galaxy.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA
About the Image
| Id: | heic1719a |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 November 2017, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1719 |
| Size: | 3898 x 3950 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 300000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 0 13.98 |
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| Position (Dec): | -33° 49' 2.52" |
| Field of view: | 3.25 x 3.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 23.5° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical i | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical i | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |