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The Central Region of the “Star-Burst” Spiral Galaxy NGC 3310

The Central Region of the "Star-Burst" Spiral Galaxy NGC 3310

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    10h 38m 45.86s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    +53°30' 11.5"
  • 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 14 Mpc (46 million light-years)
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    The galaxy is at least 6.8 kpc (22,000 light-years) across.

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.
    Principal Astronomers: C. Chiarenza, R. Windhorst (ASU), R. de Jong (Univ. of Arizona), and R. O'Connell (Univ. of Virginia) and The Hubble "Mid-UV" Team: R. Windhorst (PI), C. Chiarenza, S. Odewahn, and V. Taylor (ASU); R. de Grijs (Univ. of Cambridge); R. de Jong (Univ. of Arizona); P. Eskridge, J.Frogel (Ohio State Univ.); J. Gallagher, and C. Conselice, (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison); J. Hibbard, L.D. Matthews (NRAO); J. MacKenty (STScI); and R. O'Connell (Univ. of Virginia).
  • 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.
    September 12 - 13, 2000, Exposure Time: 36 minutes
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F300W (mid-UV) and F814W (I)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 3310
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Grand design spiral galaxy
  • Release Date
    January 11, 2001
  • Science Release
    Hubble’s Ultraviolet Views of Nearby Galaxies Yield Clues to Early Universe
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, Rogier Windhorst (Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), and the Hubble mid-UV team

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The Central Region of the "Star-Burst" Spiral Galaxy NGC 3310
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Blue: F300W (mid-UV) Green: F300W (mid-UV) + F814W (I) Red: F814W (I)

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

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