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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (SagDIG,
ESO 594-4) |
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Object Description: |
Dwarf Irregular
Galaxy |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 19h 29m 59s
Dec. -17° 40' 00" |
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Constellation: |
Sagittarius |
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Distance: |
3.5 million light-years
(1.1 Megaparsecs) |
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Dimensions: |
This image is 1.5
arcminutes (1500 light-years or 470 parsecs)
wide
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| About
the Data
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Data Description: |
The Hubble image
was created from HST data from proposal 9820:
Y. Momany and L. Bedin (Univ. of Padua), E.
Held (Astr. Obs. of Padua), K. Kuijken (Univ.
of Leiden), R. Rich (UCLA), L. Rizzi (Univ.
of Padua), and I. Saviane (ESO – Chile)
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Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
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Exposure Date: |
August 18 2003 |
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Filters: |
F435W (B), F606W
(V), F814W (I)
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and
Y. Momany (University of Padua) |
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Release Date: |
November 4, 2004 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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