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Compass and Scale Image for ESO137-001

Compass and Scale Image for ESO137-001

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    16h 13m 27.3s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -60° 45' 50.59"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Triangulum
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    220 million light-years (67,000 parsecs)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data 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.
    The Hubble data are from proposal: 11683 M. Sun (University of Alabama, Huntsville), M. Donahue and M. Voit (Michigan State University), and C. Jones and W. Forman (Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    August 2, 2009, Exposure Time: 4.3 hours
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    ACS/WFC: F475W (g) and F814W (I) WFC3/UVIS: F275W (U)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    ESO 137-001
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Spiral Galaxy
  • Release Date
    March 4, 2014
  • Science Release
    Life Is Too Fast, Too Furious for This Runaway Galaxy
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

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Compass and Scale Image for ESO137-001
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This composite image 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: Lt blue: F275W (U) Cyan: F475W (g) Orange: F814W (I)

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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