Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
AM 0644-741, Lindsay-Shapley Ring Galaxy |
| Object Description: |
Ring Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 6h 43m 16s.59
Dec. -74° 14' 22".23 |
| Constellation: |
Volans |
| Distance: |
Approximately 300 million light-years (92 million parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 3 arcminutes (260,000 light-years or 81,000 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from the following proposal: 9983: K. Noll, L. Frattare, H. Bond, C. Christian, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, T. Royle and I. Jordan (STScI), and J. Higdon (Cornell University). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
January 16/17, 2004 |
| Exposure Time: |
2.8 hours |
| Filters: |
F435W (B), F555W (V), F625W (r), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
April 22, 2004 |
| Orientation: |
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