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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
NGC 1427A |
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Object Description: |
Dwarf
Irregular Galaxy |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 03h 40m 09.0s
Dec. -35 37' 34"
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Constellation: |
Fornax |
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Distance: |
The
galaxy is roughly 62 million light-years (19
Megaparsecs) away. |
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Dimensions: |
This
image is 2.8 arcminutes (51,000 light-years
or 16,000 parsecs) wide. |
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| About
the Data
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Data
Description: |
These data are
from the HST program 9689: M. Gregg (Univ.
Calif - Davis and Inst. for Geophysics and
Planetary Physics and Lawrence Livermore Natl.
Lab.), M. Drinkwater (Univ. Queensland, Australia),
and B. Holden (Univ. Calif.- Davis). Other
collaborators include M. Hilker (Astronomical
Institutes of Bonn Univ.) and J. Chaname (Ohio
State Univ.). |
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Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
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Exposure Date: |
January 9, 2003 |
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Exposure Time: |
2.4 hours |
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Filters: |
F475W (SDSS g),
F625W (SDSS r), F660N ([N II]),
F775W (SDSS i),iF850LP
(SDSS z) |
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and
The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
March 3, 2005 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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