NGC 2438

noirlab_noao-n2438bies June 19th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Nicole Bies and Esidro Hernandez/Adam Block

When you think of NGC 2438, think of stellar evolution and beauty! This glowing bubble of gas was cast off by a dying star several hundred thousand years ago. The sphere of gas is in the foreground (2900 light years away) of the young and energetic stars of M46 (a star cluster). Note that the central star is the very small dim blue star just to upper left of a brighter background neighbor. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n2438bies/

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: NGC 2438

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 7h 41m 50.5s; DEC = -14° 44’ 6.6”
Orientation: North is 183.8° CW
Field of View: 4.3 x 4.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Puppis

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-n2438bies
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 2438
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Nicole Bies and Esidro Hernandez/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-19T14:17:19
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n2438bies/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 115.46040895, -14.7351658548
Reference Dimension: 1000.0, 1005.0

Reference Pixel: 500.0, 502.5
Scale: -7.19770808101e-05, 7.19770808101e-05
Rotation: -183.77999999999929
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

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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-n2438bies

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n2438bies.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T16:34:58+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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