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Extreme Emission Line Galaxies in the Ultra Deep Survey (UDS)
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.02h 17m 24s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-05° 12' 00"
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Cetus
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.This image was created from HST data from proposal 12064: S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz), et al. The science team for this release is led by A. van der Wel (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany), and the images were produced by A. Koekemoer (STScI). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.ACS/WFC: F606W (V) and F814W (I) WFC3/IR: F125W (J) and F160W (H)
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Distant galaxies in Ultra Deep Survey (UDS) field
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Distant galaxies
- Release DateNovember 10, 2011
- Science ReleaseHubble Uncovers Tiny Galaxies Bursting with Star Birth in Early Universe
- Credit
These images are composites of many separate exposures made by the ACS and WFC3 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope using different filters that isolate broad wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F606W (V) Green: F814W (I) Red: F125W (J) + F160W (H)
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov