Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 300 |
| Object Description: |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 00h 54m 53.5s
Dec. –37° 40' 59" |
| Constellation: |
Sculptor |
| Distance: |
6.5 million light-years (2 Megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 3 arcminutes (5,700 light-years or 1,700 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from the HST program 9492: F. Bresolin and R.-P. Kudritzki (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii) and W. Gieren and G. Pietrzynski (Universidad de Concepcion, Chile). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
July 19, 2002; September 28, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
2 hours |
| Filters: |
F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
April 8, 2004 |
| Orientation: |
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