Detail View: NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection: The Lure of the Rings
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The Lure of the Rings
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General Information:
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What is Hubble Heritage? A monthly showcase of new and archival Hubble images. Go to the Heritage site. Back to top [ #top ]
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Fast Facts:
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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: AM 0644-741, Lindsay-Shapley Ring Galaxy Object Description: Ring Galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 6h 43m 16s.59 Dec. -74° 14' 22".23 Constellation: Volans Distance: Approximately 300 million light-years (92 million parsecs) Dimensions: This image is roughly 3 arcminutes (260,000 light-years or 81,000 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from the following proposal: 9983: K. Noll, L. Frattare, H. Bond, C. Christian, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, T. Royle and I. Jordan (STScI), and J. Higdon (Cornell University). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): January 16/17, 2004 Exposure Time: 2.8 hours Filters: F435W ("B"), F555W ("V"), F625W ("r"), F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: April 22, 2004 Orientation: Blue Stars Ring Nucleus of Galaxy AM 0644-741 [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2004/15/images/a/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ]
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2004-15d
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Aura
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AM 0644-741
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April 22, 2004
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2004
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UID:
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SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2004-15d
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original url:
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http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/15/image/d/
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Release Date:
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April 22, 2004 09:03 AM (EDT)
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