STScI-PRC00-21
June 5, 2000


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About this Object

Name:
NGC 4438 (Arp 120)

Object Type:
Peculiar Galaxy

Position (J2000):
R.A. 12h 27m 46s Dec. +13° 00' 32"

Constellation:
Virgo

Distance:
About 50 million light years (16 MPC)

Scale:
The detail image is 32 arcseconds wide (about 2500 parsecs)
About the Data

Instrument:
WFPC2

Exposure Date:
March 1999

Total Exposure Time:
3 hours 57 minutes

Principal Astronomer:
Jeffrey Kenney (Yale University)

About this Image

Photo Credit:
NASA and Jeffrey Kenney (Yale University)

Release:
June 5, 2000 10:30 a.m. (EDT)

Filters:
Color Filter Name Wavelength (Å)
Red F814W I 7940
Green F675W R 6714
Blue F450W B 4520
Red/Magenta F656N Ha 6563
Red/Orange F658N [NII] 6590

Colors:
Composite, chromatic

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