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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
NGC 604
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Object Description: |
Star-Forming Region in Spiral Galaxy M33
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 01h 34m 33s.80
Dec. +30° 46' 59".0
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Constellation:
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Triangulum
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Distance: |
Approximately 2.7
million light-years (830,000 parsecs).
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Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 2 arcminutes (1,500
light-years or 500 parsecs) wide.
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| About
the Data
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Data Description: |
This image was
created from HST data from HST 5237: J. Westphal
(Caltech), W. Baum (U. Washington), D. Hunter
(Lowell Observatory), S. Faber (U. California/Lick
Observatory); HST 5773: J. Hester (ASU) and
J. Westphal (Caltech); and HST 9134: D. Garnett
(U. Arizona).
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates: |
July 1994; January
1995; December 2001 |
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Exposure Time: |
4 hours |
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Filters: |
F336W (U), F375N ([O II]), F487N (H-beta),
F502N ([O III]), F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha),
F658N ([N II]), F673N ([S II]), F814W (I),
F953N ([S III])
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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: |
December 4, 2003
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Orientation/Scale: |
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