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Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976

Stsci_1995-45d_1024

stsci_1995-45d November 20th, 1995

Credit: Mark McCaughrean (Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy), C. Robert O'Dell (Rice University), and NASA/ESA

A 1995 Hubble Space Telescope image of Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-45

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Proplyd in the Orion Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Distance

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1,500 light years

Position Details

Position: RA = 5h 35m 15.9s; DEC = -5° 23’ 30.3”
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (OII)	502.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (NII)	658.0 nm

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ID: 1995-45d
Subject Category: B.4.1.2
Subject Name: Proplyd in the Orion Nebula
Credits: Mark McCaughrean (Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy), C. Robert O'Dell (Rice University), and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1995-11-20T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1,500
Redshift: 1,500
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-45

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: OII, Halpha, NII
Central Wavelength: 502, 656, 658

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Equinox
Reference Value: 83.81634003472, -5.39175447056
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City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: USA
Rights: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9545d-f-177x177.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9545d-f-177x177.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/45

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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1,500 light years

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