Reflection Nebula IC426

noirlab_noao-ic426 June 30th, 2020

Credit: T. A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

IC 426 is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion. Reflection nebulae often look a ghostly bluish color because they reflect scattered light from bright stars nearby (the red light is absorbed by dust in the nebula). Mintaka, the westernmost star in the belt of Orion, is thought to be the star illuminating IC 426.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ic426/

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: IC 426

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 36m 24.2s; DEC = 0° 21’ 42.1”
Orientation: North is 179.9° CW
Field of View: 36.0 x 13.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (I)	820.0 nm
	KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (V)	538.0 nm
	KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
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ID: noao-ic426
Subject Category
Subject Name: IC 426
Credits: T. A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: 2020-06-30T21:34:04.652236
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ic426/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes: None

Facility: Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Instrument: Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, V, B
Central Wavelength: 820, 538, 438

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 84.10083091, -0.3616931474
Reference Dimension: 8295.0, 3000.0

Reference Pixel: 4874.38916, 1053.878906
Scale: -7.21E-05, 7.24E-05
Rotation: -179.9155056
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: None

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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-ic426

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-ic426.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:23.277985
Metadata Version: 1.1

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