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GOODS North Field
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.12h 36m 54.99s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.62° 14' 15.0"
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Ursa Major
About the Data
- 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.HST>ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F606W (V), F814W (I), and F850LP (z), and HST> WFC3/IR: F105W (Y), F125W (J), and F160W (H)
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.GOODS North Survey
- Release DateMarch 3, 2016
- Science ReleaseHubble Team Breaks Cosmic Distance Record
- Credits
The main GOODS-N composite includes exposures acquired by the ACS and WFC3 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W (B) + F606W (V) Green: F814W (I) + F850LP (z) Red: F125W (J) + F160W (H)
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov