Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
Circinus Galaxy |
| Object Description:
|
Seyfert 2 Galaxy |
| Position (J2000):
|
R.A. 14h 13m 10.30s
Dec. -65° 20' 21.0" |
| Constellation:
|
Circinus |
| Magnitude: |
V11 |
| Distance: |
About 13 million light-years (4 Mpc) |
| Dimensions: |
Inner Ring Diameter: 260 light-years (80 pc)
Outer Ring Diameter: 1,300 light-years (400 pc) |
|
| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates:
|
April 10, 1999 |
| Exposure Time:
|
~1 hour |
| Filters: |
| Yellow: |
F814W |
I |
| Cyan:: |
F547M |
V |
| Red: |
F656N |
Ha |
| Blue: |
F502N |
[OIII] |
|
| Principal Astronomers:
|
A. S. Wilson (University of Maryland), P. L. Shopbell (Caltech),
C. Simpson (Subaru Telescope), T. Storchi-Bergmann, F. K. B. Barbosa
(UFRGS, Brazil) and M. J. Ward (University of Leicester, U.K.). |
|
| About this Image |
| Release Date: |
November 30, 2000 1:00 a.m. (EST) |
| Orientation: |
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