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The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)

Stsci_2002-11f_1024

stsci_2002-11f April 30th, 2002

Credit: NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA

A 2002 Hubble Space Telescope image of Cone Nebula, NGC 2264.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-11

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Cone Nebula • NGC 2264
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula

Distance

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2,500 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 6h 41m 12.4s; DEC = 9° 25’ 14.8”
Orientation: North is 4.6° CW
Field of View: 3.7 x 3.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Monoceros

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	568.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2002-11f
Subject Category: B.4
Subject Name: Cone Nebula, NGC 2264
Credits: NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA

Release Date: 2002-04-30T00:00:00
Lightyears: 2,500
Redshift: 2,500
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2002/news-2002-11

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

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: B, V, I
Central Wavelength: 435, 568, 814

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 100.30178073936, 9.42078513506
Reference Dimension: 4427.00, 4257.00

Reference Pixel: 2147.24866263541, 2149.50772754163
Scale: -0.00001394329, 0.00001394329
Rotation: -4.64638048017
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 1500.69 958.43 2838.61 1792.81 1563.12 1352.58 2899.59 2585.55 2139.39 1033.00 4107.91 2036.89 718.45 1130.84 1241.05 2020.76 Center Pixel Coordinates: 2213.50 100.30083364671 2128.50 9.42057501930

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-p0211f-f-4427x4257.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0211f-f-4427x4257.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2002/11

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

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