Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 4319 and Markarian 205 (Mrk205) |
| Object Description: |
Barred Spiral Galaxy and Quasar Galaxy with Companion |
| Constellation: |
Draco |
| Distance: |
To NGC 4319: 80 million light-years (25 million parsecs). To Mrk 205: 1,100 million light-years (340 million parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 1.8 arcminutes across. At the distance of NGC 4319, this corresponds to approximately 43,000 light-years (13 kiloparsecs). |
| Position (J2000) for NGC 4319 |
R.A. 12h 21m 44.07s
Dec. +75° 19' 21.3" |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
March 10, 1997; February 26, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
1.4 hours |
| Principal Astronomers: |
Hubble Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, J. Lee, Z. Levay, E. Masiello, P. Royle (STScI), and T. Borders (Sonoma State, CA) R. Knacke (Penn State Erie) B. Boyle (AAO), D. Schade (CADC) |
| Note: |
This data was created with HST images taken by the Hubble Heritage Team and archival data of NGC 4319 taken by B. Boyle and D. Shade (HST proposal 6361) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
October 3, 2002 |
| Filters: |
F439W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
| Orientation: |
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