Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 4438 (Arp 120) |
| Object Description:
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Peculiar Galaxy |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 12h 27m 46s
Dec. +13° 00' 32" |
| Constellation:
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Virgo |
| Distance: |
About 16 Mpc (50 million light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
The detailed image is 32 arcseconds (about 2500 parsecs) wide.
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date:
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March 1999 |
| Exposure Time:
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4 hours |
| Filters: |
F814W (I), F675W (R), F450W (B), F656N (H-alpha), F658N
([N II]) |
| Principal Astronomer:
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J. Kenney (Yale University)
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| About this Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and Jeffrey Kenney (Yale University) |
| Release: |
June 5, 2000 1:00 a.m. EDT |
| Orientation: |
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