Ground-based view of NGC 1512 (WFPC2 overlay)
This ground-based image is 0.15 degrees wide and shows where Hubble pointed its cameras. The horizontal bar in this spiral galaxy is visible and so is an outer ring of star formation.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic0106k |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 31 May 2001, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0106 |
| Size: | 831 x 831 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 04022-4329, NGC 1512 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
| Distance: | 40 million light years |
| Constellation: | Horologium |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 3 53.33 |
| Position (Dec): | -43° 20' 55.30" |
| Field of view: | 10.48 x 10.48 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 140.0° right of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolet U | 338 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 545 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 659 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 827 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | DSS |