Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 1705 |
| Object Description: |
Dwarf Irregular Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 04h 54m 13.7s
Dec. -53° 21' 40.0" |
| Constellation: |
Pictor |
| Distance: |
16.6 million light-years (5.1 Megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 33 arcseconds (2,600 light-years or 800 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from the HST archived proposal 7506. The science team is composed of M. Tosi (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna.), A. Aloisi (JHU), M.Clampin (STScI), L. Greggio (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova), C. Leitherer and A. Nota (STScI). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
March 1999, November 2000 |
| Exposure Time: |
18 hours |
| Filters: |
F380W (U), F439W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
March 6, 2003 9:00 a.m. (EST) |
| Orientation: |
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