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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
NGC 3314a (foreground spiral)
NGC 3314b (background spiral) |
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Object Description: |
Back-lit Galaxy
Pair |
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Position (J2000): |
RA 10h 37m 13s
De.c -27° 41´ 04´´ |
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Constellation: |
Hydra |
Distance
to the galaxies: |
The distance to NGC 3314a is roughly
117 million light-years (35 Mpc).The distance
to NGC 3314b is roughly 140 million light years
(42 Mpc). |
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Distance between
the galaxies: |
The two galaxies
are roughly 5 - 8 Mpc apart. |
Magnitude: |
13.5 (B); 12.8 (V) |
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Dimensions: |
The dimensions
of the pair are 1.0 by 1.7 arcminutes (12
by 21 kpc). |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates: |
April 4, 1999;
March 10, 2000 |
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Exposure Time: |
2.6 hours |
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Filters: |
F450W (Wide B),
F555W (V), F675W (R), F814W (I) |
Colors: |
Chromatically Ordered |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
Hubble Heritage
Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, J. English,
L. Frattare, F. Hamilton and Z. Levay (STScI/AURA).
W. Keel and R. White, III (U. Alabama).
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble
Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
May 11, 2000 1:00
a.m. (EDT) |
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Orientation/Scale: |
North is to the
right of the image. |
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