Fast
Facts for NGC 1275, Perseus A, 3C 84
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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
NGC 1275, Perseus A, 3C 84 |
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Object Description: |
Active Galaxy |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 03h 19m 48.16s
Dec. +41° 30' 42.1" |
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Constellation: |
Perseus |
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Distance: |
About 235 million
light-years (72 Megaparsecs) |
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Dimensions: |
The image is roughly
0.9 arcminutes (61,000 light-years or 19 kiloparsecs)
across.
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| About
the Data
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Data Description: |
These data are
from the HST proposals 6228 by J. Trauger
(JPL) and J. Holtzman (NMSU) and 9250 by K.
Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare,
F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, T. Royle (Hubble Heritage
Team/STScI/AURA) and collaborators M. Donahue,
J. Mack and M. Voit (STScI). |
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Date: |
November 16, 1995;
November 6/15, 2001 |
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Exposure Time: |
4 hours |
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Filters: |
F450W
(Wide B), F702W (Wide R), F814W (I) |
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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 1, 2003 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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