NGC 6543

stsci_1995-49h November 29th, 1995

Credit: J.P. Harrington and K.J. Borkows

Mysterious stellar fireworks create expanding gas shells and blowtorch-like jets which form a spectacularly intricate and symmetrical structure. The nebula is a fossil record of the late stages of the star's evolution. (Image Released: January 1995)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-49

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Planetary Nebula NGC 6543: Gaseous Cocoon Around a Dying Star • The Cat's Eye Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Planetary

Distance

3,300 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 58m 25.3s; DEC = 66° 37’ 59.8”
Orientation: North is 138.9° CW
Field of View: 0.6 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Draco

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (OI)	631.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (NII)	658.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm

ID: 1995-49h
Subject Category: B.4.1.3
Subject Name: Planetary Nebula NGC 6543: Gaseous Cocoon Around a Dying Star, The Cat's Eye Nebula
Credits: J.P. Harrington and K.J. Borkows

Release Date: 1995-11-29T00:00:00
Lightyears: 3,300
Redshift: 3,300
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-49

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: OI, NII, H-alpha
Central Wavelength: 631, 658, 656

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 269.60527888056, 66.63327170250
Reference Dimension: 800.00, 800.00

Reference Pixel: -355.81219559284, -280.34558922866
Scale: -0.00001255958, 0.00001255958
Rotation: -138.85162056467
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 595.58 1088.05 422.85 366.47 632.32 1129.18 300.33 350.21 647.48 1205.99 166.97 241.78 685.04 1171.39 151.06 358.69 580.75 1192.64 293.19 171.94 568.40 1148.65 379.00 226.01 Center Pixel Coordinates: 400.00 269.63764065258 400.00 66.63304977216

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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9549h-f-800x800.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9549h-f-800x800.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/49, http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/01

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

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3,300 light years