Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
POX 186, PGC 046982 |
| Object Description: |
Dwarf Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 13h 25m 50.0s
Dec. –11° 37' 36.0" |
| Constellation: |
Virgo |
| Distance: |
About 21 megaparsecs (68,500,000 light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 12.7 arcseconds wide. At the distance to NGC 1705, this corresponds to roughly 1,300 parsecs (4,200 light-years). |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
STIS |
| Exposure Date(s): |
March 15, 2000 |
June 16, 2000 |
| Exposure Time: |
2 hours |
1.2 hours |
| Filters and Gratings: |
F336W (U), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
G140L, G230L |
| Principal Astronomers: |
M. Corbin (CSC/STScI) and W. Vacca (MPE, Garching) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and M. Corbin (CSC/STScI) |
| Release Date: |
December 19, 2002 |
| Orientation: |
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