Full ACS Image of NGC 3370
Amid a backdrop of far-off galaxies, the majestic dusty spiral, called NGC 3370, looms in the foreground in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Observations show an intricate spiral arm structure spotted with hot areas of new star formation. But this galaxy is more than just a pretty face. Nearly 10 years earlier NGC 3370, in the constellation Leo, hosted a bright exploding star.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo0324b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 4 September 2003, 15:00 |
| Size: | 6746 x 6746 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 10444+1732, NGC 3370 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 90 million light years |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 47 6.96 |
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| Position (Dec): | 17° 16' 41.87" |
| Field of view: | 3.75 x 3.75 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 199.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |