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About
this Object
Object Name: |
NGC 2207 and IC 2163 |
Object Description: |
Merging Galaxies |
Position (J2000): |
R.A. 06h 16m 24.9s
Dec. -21° 22' 26" |
Constellation: |
Canis Major |
Magnitudes: |
NGC 2207: 11.6 (B band); IC 2163:
12.6 (B band) |
Distance: |
114 million light
years (35 megaparsecs) |
Diameters: |
NGC 2207 has a diameter of 143,000
light years (44 kpc or 4').
IC 2163 has a diameter of 101,000 light years
(31 kpc or 3'). |
Dimensions: |
The image is 2.5
arcminutes on the vertical side. |
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About
the Data
Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
Exposure Dates: |
May 25, 1996; November
11, 1998 |
Exposure Time: |
4.5 hours |
Filters: |
F336W(U), F439W(B),
F555W(V), F814W(I) |
Colors: |
Chromatic order; Blue: U
and B filters, Green: V filter,
Red: I filter |
Principal
Astronomers: |
D.M. Elmegreen
(Vassar College), B.G. Elmegreen (IBM Research
Division), M. Kaufman (Ohio State University),
E. Brinks (Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico),
C.Struck (Iowa State University), M. Thomasson
(Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden), M. Sundin
(Götenborg University, Sweden), M. Klaric
(Columbia, SC) |
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About
this Image
Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble
Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
Release Date: |
November 4, 1999
1:00 A.M. (EST) |
Orientation/Scale: |
North is toward
the bottom of the image. |
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