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NGC 2261, Hubble's Variable Nebula

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noirlab_noao-hnl June 30th, 2020

Credit: Mike Pierce, Kent Honeycutt (Indiana)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

These views of NGC2261, made from a combination of red (R), green (V), and blue (B) images, are given only in false color.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-hnl/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Hubble's Variable Nebula • NGC 2261

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 6h 39m 10.0s; DEC = 8° 45’ 19.8”
Orientation: North is 1.4° CCW
Field of View: 3.3 x 3.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Monoceros

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (R)	675.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm

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ID: noao-hnl
Subject Category
Subject Name: Hubble's Variable Nebula, NGC 2261
Credits: Mike Pierce, Kent Honeycutt (Indiana)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

Release Date: 2020-06-30T21:34:04
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-hnl/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, R, V
Central Wavelength: 814, 675, 555

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 99.791745845, 8.75548832735
Reference Dimension: 1019.0, 1018.0

Reference Pixel: 509.5, 509.0
Scale: -5.44117118481e-05, 5.44117118481e-05
Rotation: 1.4000000000000006
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-hnl

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-hnl.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:27.294049
Metadata Version: 1.1

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