Barred Spiral
Galaxy and Quasar Galaxy with Companion
Position (J2000):
R.A. 12h 21m 44.07s
Dec. +75° 19' 21.3"
Constellation:
Draco
Distance
to NGC 4319:
80 million light-years
(25 million parsecs)
Distance
to NGC Mrk 205:
1,100 million light-years
(340 million parsecs)
Dimensions:
This image is roughly
1.8 arcminutes across. At the distance of
NGC 4319, this corresponds to approximately
43,000 light-years (13 kiloparsecs).
About
the Data
Note:
This data was created
with HST images taken by the Hubble Heritage
Team and archival data of NGC 4319 taken by
B. Boyle and D. Shade (HST proposal 6361)
Instrument:
WFPC2
Exposure Dates:
March 10, 1997;
February 26, 2002
Exposure Time:
1.4 hours
Filters:
F439W (B), F555W
(V), F814W (I)
Principal
Astronomers:
Hubble Heritage
Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian,
L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, J. Lee,
Z. Levay, E. Masiello, P. Royle
(STScI), and T. Borders (Sonoma State, CA)
