Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 5866 |
| Object Description: |
Lenticular Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 15h 06m 29s.48
Dec. +55° 45' 47".2 |
| Constellation: |
Draco |
| Distance: |
44 million light-years (13.5 Megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 2.7 arcminutes (34,000 light-years or 10,000
parsecs) wide. The galaxy has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-
years (18,400 parsecs). |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from proposals 10705 K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, W. Januszewski, and T. Royle (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
February 11, 2006 |
| Exposure Time: |
2.5 hours |
| Filters: |
F435W(B), F555W(V), F625W(R) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
June 8, 2006 |
| Color: |
This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
F625W (R) red
F555W (V) green
F435W (B) blue |
| Orientation/Scale: |
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