Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 1427A |
| Object Description: |
Dwarf Irregular Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 03h 40m 09.0s
Dec. –35° 37' 34" |
| Constellation: |
Fornax |
| Distance: |
The galaxy is roughly 62 million light-years (19 Megaparsecs) away. |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 2.8 arcminutes (51,000 light-years or 16,000 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from the HST program 9689: M. Gregg (Univ. Calif - Davis and Inst. for Geophysics and Planetary Physics and Lawrence Livermore Natl. Lab.), M. Drinkwater (Univ. Queensland, Australia), and B. Holden (Univ. Calif.- Davis). Other collaborators include M. Hilker (Astronomical Institutes of Bonn Univ.) and J. Chaname (Ohio State Univ.). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
January 9, 2003 |
| Exposure Time: |
2.4 hours |
| Filters: |
F475W (SDSS g), F625W (SDSS r), F660N ([N II]), F775W (SDSS i), F850LP (SDSS z) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
March 3, 2005 |
| Orientation: |
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