Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 604 |
| Object Description: |
Star Forming Region in Spiral Galaxy M33 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 01h 34m 33s.80
Dec. +30° 46' 59".0 |
| Constellation: |
Triangulum |
| Distance: |
Approximately 2.7 million light-years (830,000 parsecs). |
| Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 2 arcminutes (1,500 light-years or 500 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from HST 5237: J. Westphal (Caltech), W. Baum (U. Washington), D. Hunter (Lowell Observatory), S. Faber (U. California/Lick Observatory); HST 5773: J. Hester (ASU) and J. Westphal (Caltech); and HST 9134: D. Garnett (U. Arizona). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
July 1994; January 1995; December 2001 |
| Exposure Time: |
4 hours |
| Filters: |
F336W (U), F375N ([O II]), F487N (H-beta), F502N ([O III]), F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha), F658N ([N II]), F673N ([S II]), F814W (I), F953N ([S III]) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
December 4, 2003 |
| Orientation: |
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