Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: NGC 1275, Perseus A, 3C 84 Object Description: Active Galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 03h 19m 48.16s Dec. +41° 30' 42.1" Constellation: Perseus Distance: About 235 million light-years (72 Megaparsecs) Dimensions: The image is roughly 0.9 arcminutes (61,000 light-years or 19 kiloparsecs) across. About the Data Data Description: These data are from the HST proposals 6228 by J. Trauger (JPL) and J. Holtzman (NMSU) and 9250 by K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, T. Royle (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA) and collaborators M. Donahue, J. Mack and M. Voit (STScI). Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): November 16, 1995; November 6/15, 2001 Exposure Time: 4 hours Filters: F450W (Wide "B"), F702W (Wide "R"), F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: May 1, 2003 Orientation: Freewheeling Galaxies Collide in a Blaze of Star Birth (NGC 1275) [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2003/14/images/a/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] What is Hubble Heritage? A monthly showcase of new and archival Hubble images. Go to the Heritage site. Back to top [ #top ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2003-14b
