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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
NGC 7742 |
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Object Position: |
RA 23h 44m 15.94s Dec +10° 46' 4.42" (J2000)
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Constellation Location: |
Pegasus |
Visual
Magnitude: |
11.6 |
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Distance from Earth: |
72 million light-years
(22 Mpc) |
Diameter
of Object: |
The entire visible galaxy is
36,000 light-years (11kpc) across. |
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Scale: |
The image is approximately
80 arcseconds across. |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Date: |
July 9, 1995 |
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Total Exposure Time: |
1 hour |
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Filters: |
Red: F675W(R),
Green: F555W(V), Blue: F336W(U) |
Colors: |
Chromatic order - all filters
are broad band |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
C. R. Lynds (NOAO/KPNO),
J. A. Westphal (CalTech), Earl O'Neil Jr.
(NOAO/KPNO), and collaborators.
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
Hubble Heritage
Team (AURA/STScI/NASA) |
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Release Date: |
October 21, 1998
12:00pm ET |
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Orientation/Scale: |
North is about
70 deg. CCW from up. |
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