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About
this Object
Object Name: |
Arp 116, M60, Messier 60, NGC 4647, NGC 4649 |
Object Description: |
Elliptical and Spiral Galaxy Pair |
Positions (J2000): |
R.A. 12h 43m 36s.10
Dec. +11° 34' 01''.99 |
Constellation: |
Virgo |
Distance: |
M60 is roughly 54 million light-years (16 megaparsecs) distant. NGC 4647 is 63 million light-years (19 megaparsecs) distant. |
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About
the Data
Data Description: |
The image was created from Hubble data from proposals
9043, PI: J. Tonry (University of Hawaii);
9410, PI: P. Cote Dominion Astrophysical Observatory); and
12369, PI: G. Fabbiano (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics). |
Instrument and Filters: |
ACS/WFC: F475W (B) and F850LP (z)
WFPC2: F555W (V) and F814W (I) |
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About
this Image
Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration |
Release Date: |
September 6, 2012 |
| Color: |
The images are composites of separate exposures made by the ACS/WFC and WFPC2 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Four filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges for the UVIS image. The colors result from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
| ACS/WFC: F475W (B) |
blue |
| WFPC2: F555W (V) |
blue |
ACS/WFC: F850LP (z)
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red |
| WFPC2: F814W (I) |
red |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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