Technical facts about this news release:
| NGC 265: About this Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 265 |
| Object Description: |
Star Cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 00h 47m 11s.1
Dec. -73° 28' 40".1 |
| Constellation: |
Tucana |
| Distance: |
About 200,000 light-years (61 kiloparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
The image is about 68 arcseconds (65 light-years or 20 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from proposal 10126:
E. Olszewski, A. Dolphin, and J. Harris (University of Arizona), P. Hodge (University of Washington), and K. Olsen (NOAO/CTIO). |
| Instrument: |
ACS |
| Exposure Date(s): |
November 8, 2004 |
| Exposure Time: |
26 minutes |
| Filters: |
F439W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
European Space Agency & NASA |
| Release Date: |
April 18, 2006 |
| Orientation: |
 |
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| NGC 290: About this Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 290 |
| Object Description: |
Star Cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 00h 51m 15s.2
Dec. -73° 20' 58".9 |
| Constellation: |
Tucana |
| Distance: |
About 200,000 light-years (61 kiloparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
The image is about 68 arcseconds (65 light-years or 20 parsecs) wide. |
|
| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from proposal 10126:
E. Olszewski, A. Dolphin, and J. Harris (University of Arizona), P. Hodge (University of Washington), and K. Olsen (NOAO/CTIO). |
| Instrument: |
ACS |
| Exposure Date(s): |
October 30, 2004 |
| Exposure Time: |
26 minutes |
| Filters: |
F439W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
|
| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
European Space Agency & NASA |
| Release Date: |
April 18, 2006 |
| Orientation: |
 |
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