Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 1569 |
| Object Description: |
Dwarf Irregular Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 04h 30m 49s.31
Dec. +64° 50' 52".7 |
| Constellation: |
Camelopardalis |
| Distance: |
7 million light-years (2.2 Megaparsecs) |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
The science team includes P. Anders (Göttingen U., Germany), R. de Grijs (U. Sheffield, UK), and U. Fritze-v. Alvensleben (Göttingen U., Germany). This image was created from data from HST program 6423: D. Hunter (Lowell Observatory), J.Gallagher, (U. Wisconsin), R.O'Connell (U. Virginia), and T. Smecker-Hane (UC-Irvine). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
October 21, 1998 |
| Exposure Time: |
1.1 hours |
| Filters: |
F336W (U), F555W (V), F658N (H-alpha), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
ESA, NASA, and P. Anders (Göttingen University, Germany) |
| Release Date: |
February 3, 2004 |
| Orientation: |
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