Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 4414 |
| Object Description:
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Spiral Galaxy |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 12h 26m 27s
Dec. +31° 13' 29" |
| Constellation:
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Coma Berenices |
| Distance: |
19.1 megaparsecs (62,000,000 light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
The image is 2.4 arcminutes on the vertical side.The galaxy has
a diameter of 17,000 pc (56,000 light-years). |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument:
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WFPC2 |
| Exposure
Dates: |
April/June, 1995; April, 1999 |
| Exposure
Time: |
3.5 hours |
| Filters:
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F439(B), F555W(V), F814W(I) |
| Principal
Astronomers: |
1995 Image: W.L. Freedman (Observatories of the Carnegie Institution
of Washington), J.R. Mould (MSSSO), R.C. Kennicutt; (U. Arizona),
B.F.Madore (NED) and collaborator.
1999 Image: L. Frattare, H. Bond, C. Christian, J. English, F.
Hamilton, A. Kinney, Z. Levay, K. Noll (The Hubble Heritage Team
(STScI/AURA))
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| About the Image |
| Image
Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release
Date: |
June 3, 1999 12:00 noon (EDT) |
| Orientation:
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North is toward the left of the image. |
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