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HST Image Overlay on Ground-based Image

HST Image Overlay on Ground-based Image
This picture of M64 is a color composite of CCD images from the 0.9-meter telescope of the Kitt Peak National Observatory, near Tucson, Arizona, taken in January 1997. The image has been rotated and an overlay of the HST image outline has been superposed.

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    12h 56m 43.87s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    21° 41' 0.09"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    M64,NGC 4826,Black Eye Galaxy
  • Release Date
    February 5, 2004
  • Science Release
    An Abrasive Collision Gives One Galaxy a “Black Eye”
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  • Credit
    NOAO/AURA/NSF and N.A. Sharp (NOAO)

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Mar 28, 2025
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