Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 in Infrared and Visible Light

Stsci_1998-11e_1024

stsci_1998-11e March 19th, 1998

Credit: William B. Latter (SIRTF Science

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 Details

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

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
3,000 light years
Stsci_1998-11e_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 21h 7m 1.7s
DEC = 42° 14’ 9.8”
Orientation
North is 105.1° CCW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Cygnus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) -
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) -
Green Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (Near-IR) 1.9 µm
Red Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (Near-IR) 1.1 µm
Spectrum_xray1w
Green
Red
Stsci_1998-11e_1280
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ID
1998-11e
Subject Category
B.4.1.3  
Subject Name
NGC 7027
Credits
William B. Latter (SIRTF Science
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, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, NICMOS, NICMOS
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
V, I, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength
-, -, 1900, 1120
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
316.75728869660, 42.23604324770
Reference Dimension
534.00, 506.00
Reference Pixel
268.14952404360, 252.66120889552
Scale
-0.00001138183, 0.00001138183
Rotation
105.12274695585
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 157.57 153.94 269.00 275.00 49.46 229.60 77.00 409.00 129.90 139.53 219.18 247.04 133.80 177.01 226.91 316.34 Center Pixel Coordinates: 267.00 316.75726471820 253.00 42.23605253432
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-p9811e-f-534x506.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9811e-f-534x506.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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3,000 light years

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