Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 1275, Perseus A, 3C 84 |
| Object Description: |
Active Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 03h 19m 48.16s
Dec. +41° 30' 42.1" |
| Constellation: |
Perseus |
| Distance: |
About 235 million light-years (72 Megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
The image is roughly 0.9 arcminutes (61,000 light-years or
19 kiloparsecs) across. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from the HST proposals 6228 by J. Trauger (JPL) and J. Holtzman (NMSU) and 9250 by K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, T. Royle (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA) and collaborators M. Donahue, J. Mack and M. Voit (STScI). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
November 16, 1995; November 6/15, 2001 |
| Exposure Time: |
4 hours |
| Filters: |
F450W (Wide B), F702W (Wide R), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
May 1, 2003 |
| Orientation: |
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