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Wide view of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 snapped this wide view of the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512. A wispy bar of material can barely be seen slicing vertically through the galaxy. The bar is funneling gas to the heart of the galaxy, fueling a ring of star birth. Blue-colored stars along the galaxy's outer edge trace the grand spiral arms.
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.04h 3m 54.29s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-43° 20' 56.0"
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Horologium
- DistanceDistanceThe 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.9.2 million pc (30 million light-years)
- DimensionsDimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.The galaxy is 70,000 light-years across. The circumnuclear starburst ring is 2,400 light-years wide.
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData 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: D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University/Columbia University), A. J. Barth (Harvard CfA), L. C. Ho (Carnegie Obs.), A. Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University and A. V. Filippenko (UC Berkeley). Members of the group of scientists involved in these observations are: Dan Maoz (Tel-Aviv University, Israel and Columbia University, USA), Aaron J. Barth (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA), Luis C. Ho (The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA), Amiel Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) and Alexei V. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley, USA). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>FOC, HST>NICMOS, and HST>WFPC2
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.July 18, 1993 (FOC), July 29, 1998 (NICMOS), and March 5, 1999 (WFPC2)
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.FOC: F220W (2200Å) WFPC2: F336W (U), F658N (redshifted Ha), F547M (Strömgren y), and F814W (I) NICMOS: F160W (1.6mm), and F187W (1.8mm)
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.NGC 1512
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Barred spiral galaxy
- Release DateMay 31, 2001
- Science ReleaseHubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color
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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
