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NOAO Ground-Based, Visible-Light Image of NGC 4013 with Outline of the NICMOS Infrared-Light Image

NOAO Ground-Based, Visible-Light Image of NGC 4013 with Outline of the NICMOS Infrared-Light Image

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    11h 58m 31.39s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    43° 56' 51.0"
  • 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.
    About 55 million light-years (17 Mpc)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 4013
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Edge-on Spiral Galaxy
  • Release Date
    June 5, 2002
  • Science Release
    Hubble’s Infrared Camera is Back in Business – New Images Released
    Read the release
  • Credit
    C. Howk (JHU), B. Savage (U. Wisconsin), N.A.Sharp (NOAO)/WIYN/NOAO/NSF

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Zoom from ground-based image and WFPC2 visible image to NICMOS infrared images of the edge-on galaxy NGC 4013.

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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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