STScI-PRC00-37
November
30, 2000
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| About this Object |
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Name:
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Circinus Galaxy |
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Object Type:
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Seyfert 2 Galaxy |
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Position (J2000):
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R.A. 14h
13m 10.30s
Dec. -65° 20' 21.0" |
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Constellation:
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Circinus
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Magnitude:
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V = 11 |
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Distance:
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About 13 million light-years
(4 Mpc) |
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Dimensions:
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Inner Ring Diameter:
260 light-years (80 pc)
Outer Ring Diameter: 1,300 light-years (400 pc) |
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| About
the Data |
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Instrument:
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WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates:
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April 10,
1999 |
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Total Exposure Time:
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~1 hour |
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Principal Astronomers:
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A. S. Wilson
(University of Maryland), P. L. Shopbell (Caltech), C. Simpson
(Subaru Telescope), T. Storchi-Bergmann, F. K. B. Barbosa (UFRGS,
Brazil) and M. J. Ward (University of Leicester, U.K.). |
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| About this Image |
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Release Date:
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November 30,
2000 1:00 a.m. (EST) |
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Colors/Filters:
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Yellow:
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F814W
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I |
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Cyan::
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F547M
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V |
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Red:
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F656N |
Ha |
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Blue:
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F502N
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[OIII] |
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Orientation:
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North is to the upper left.
East is to the lower left. |
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