About the Object

Constellation: Fornax
Category: Galaxies
Picture of the Month

Coordinates

Position (RA):3 32 38.38
Position (Dec):-27° 47' 0.85"
Field of view:2.11 x 1.78 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 63.8° left of vertical


Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
V
606 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical
B
435 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical 775 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical
I
814 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical
I
850 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Infrared
Z
1.05 μmHubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Infrared
H
1.6 μmHubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Infrared
J
1.25 μmHubble Space Telescope
WFC3

Portion of the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field

This image shows a portion of the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field, or XDF, as seen by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This image, originally released in 2012, was taken of a patch of sky within the original Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which was released 2004.

The original data for the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image was collected from September 2003 to January 2004.

[Image Description: An area of deep space with thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes on a black background. Most are circles or ovals, with a few spirals.]

Credit:

NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth, D. Magee, and P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Bouwens (Leiden University), and the HUDF09 Team

About the Image

Id: potm2507b
Type: Observation
Release date: 1 August 2025, 10:00
Size: 2104 x 1781 px


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