Southern Crab Nebula (He2-104)

stsci_1999-32b August 24th, 1999

Credit: Romano Corradi, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain; Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.; Ulisse Munari, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova-Asiago, Italy; HugoSchwarz, Nordic Optical Telescope, Canarias, Spain; and NASA/ESA

A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of Southern Crab Nebula, He2-104.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-32

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

View Options

Fullscreen

View in WorldWide Telescope

Download Options

Full Size Image (1063 x 813)
Source File

Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Southern Crab Nebula • He2-104
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Planetary

Distance

18,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 14h 11m 51.1s; DEC = -51° 26’ 37.1”
Orientation: North is 0.8° CCW
Field of View: 1.8 x 1.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Centaurus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (NII)	658.0 nm

ID: 1999-32b
Subject Category: B.4.1.3
Subject Name: Southern Crab Nebula, He2-104
Credits: Romano Corradi, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain; Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.; Ulisse Munari, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova-Asiago, Italy; HugoSchwarz, Nordic Optical Telescope, Canarias, Spain; and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1999-08-24T00:00:00
Lightyears: 18,000
Redshift: 18,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-32

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

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Orange

Band: Optical
Bandpass: NII
Central Wavelength: 658

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 212.96274307583, -51.44363499528
Reference Dimension: 1063.00, 813.00

Reference Pixel: 631.37675521967, 272.27507238103
Scale: -0.00002783548, 0.00002783548
Rotation: 0.84729162179
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 705.82 671.15 535.13 421.10 620.38 624.09 449.33 378.20 609.23 715.72 439.17 468.52 819.74 607.99 649.33 349.16 731.82 600.56 559.81 346.80 Center Pixel Coordinates: 531.50 212.96708317191 406.50 -51.43970439224

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-p9932b-f-1063x813.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9932b-f-1063x813.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/32

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

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

18,000 light years