NGC 5728

Ground-based and Hubble Space Telescope view of the galaxy NGC 5728.

Credit:

Andrew S. Wilson (STScI)/NASA/ESA, James A. Braatz (Univ. Of Maryland), Timothy M. Heckman (STScI), Julian H. Krolik (JHU), George K. Miley (Leiden Observatory), and Allan Sandage (Carnegie Observatories)

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About the Image

NASA press release

Id:	opo9315a
Type:	Collage
Release date:	9 June 1993, 06:00
Size:	669 x 515 px

About the Object

Name:	IRAS 14396-1702, NGC 5728
Type:	Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Distance:	80 million light years
Category:	Galaxies

Image Formats

Fullsize Original

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Large JPEG

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Screensize JPEG

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Colours & filters

Band	Telescope
Optical OIII	Hubble Space Telescope WFPC1
Optical HI	Hubble Space Telescope WFPC1