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Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 in Infrared Light

Stsci_1998-11d_1024

stsci_1998-11d March 19th, 1998

Credit: William B. Latter (SIRTF Science Center/Caltech) and NASA/ESA

A 1998 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 7027.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-11

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 7027
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Planetary

Distance

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3,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 7m 1.7s; DEC = 42° 14’ 9.8”
Orientation: North is 102.0° CCW
Field of View: 0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Cygnus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (Near-IR)	2.1 µm
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (Near-IR)	2.2 µm
	Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (Near-IR)	1.1 µm

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Red

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ID: 1998-11d
Subject Category: B.4.1.3
Subject Name: NGC 7027
Credits: William B. Latter (SIRTF Science Center/Caltech) and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1998-03-19T00:00:00
Lightyears: 3,000
Redshift: 3,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-11

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

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

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength: 2120, 2150, 1100

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 316.75728869660, 42.23604324770
Reference Dimension: 527.00, 485.00

Reference Pixel: 261.35596573780, 244.77328593893
Scale: -0.00001213910, 0.00001213910
Rotation: 102.01094389365
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 157.57 155.30 261.00 263.00 130.08 139.35 214.75 235.72 157.88 113.33 265.23 190.37 48.79 230.63 70.52 394.39 Center Pixel Coordinates: 263.50 316.75731832016 242.50 42.23602068827

Creator (Curator): STScI
URL: http://hubblesite.org
Name: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email: outreach@stsci.edu

Telephone: 410-338-4444
Address: 3700 San Martin Drive
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

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

Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9811d-f-527x485.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9811d-f-527x485.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1998/11

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

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