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Scale Comparison with Moon
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.14h 16m 59.99s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.52° 30' 0.0"
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Extended Groth Strip (EGS), Moon
- Release DateMarch 6, 2007
- Science ReleaseHubble Pans Across Heavens to Harvest 50,000 Evolving Galaxies
- Credit
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
