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Hubble Deep Field Image at Full Resolution

Hubble Deep Field Image at Full Resolution

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    12h 36m 48.26s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    62° 13' 1.99"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Ursa Major
  • 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.
    6,500 light-years (2,000 parsecs)
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    About 2.6 arcminutes one side

About the Data

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFPC2
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    December 18 - 28, 1995
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    300 nm, 450 nm, 606 nm and 814 nm
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Hubble Deep Field-North, HDF-N
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Galaxy Field
  • Release Date
    January 15, 1996
  • Science Release
    Hubble’s Deepest View of the Universe Unveils Bewildering Galaxies across Billions of Years
    Read the release
  • Credit
    R. Williams (STScI), the Hubble Deep Field Team and NASA

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Hubble Deep Field Image at Full Resolution
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Blue: 450 nm Green: 606 nm Red: 814 nm

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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

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