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Compass Image for NGC 2525

NGC 2525 with compass and scale

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    08:05:35.15
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -11:25:35.74
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Puppis
  • 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.
    71 million light-years
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    Image is 2.42 arcmin across (about 50,000 light-years)

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 HST observations include those from program 15145 (A. Riess)
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    WFC3/UVIS; WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    Feb 2018 to Feb 2019
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F350LP, F555W, F814W, F160W
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 2525
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Spiral Galaxy
  • Release Date
    October 1, 2020
  • Science Release
    Hubble Watches Exploding Star Fade into Oblivion
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and A. Riess (STScI/JHU) and the SH0ES team Acknowledgment: M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble)

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NGC 2525 with compass and scale
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 UVIS and IR instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample narrow 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: Cyan: F555W Orange: F814W Red: F160W Luminance: F350LP

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