Central bulges of piral galaxies - NGC 5689 (Hubble NICMOS and WFPC2 view)
This image represents composite pictures from Hubble's visible- and infrared-light cameras, the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer(NICMOS). Astronomers combined views from both cameras to obtain the true ages of the stars surrounding each galaxy's bulge. The Hubble telescope's sharper resolution allows astronomers to study the intricate structure of a galaxy's core.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic9902j |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 October 1999, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic9902 |
| Size: | 300 x 301 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 14337+4857, NGC 5689 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Bulge |
| Distance: | 120 million light years |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 35 29.76 |
| Position (Dec): | 48° 44' 29.88" |
| Field of view: | 0.23 x 0.23 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 37.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |