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The Omega Nebula (Swan Nebula/M17)

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stsci_2002-11g 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 Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula, M17.

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: Omega Nebula • Swan Nebula • M17
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Emission

Distance

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5,500 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 18h 20m 34.5s; DEC = -16° 9’ 23.9”
Orientation: North is 93.2° CCW
Field of View: 3.5 x 3.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	502.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (Ha)	658.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Infrared (I)	814.0 nm

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ID: 2002-11g
Subject Category: B.4.2.1
Subject Name: Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula, M17
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: 5,500
Redshift: 5,500
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, Hubble
Instrument: ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Yellow, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: B, V, Ha, I
Central Wavelength: 435, 502, 658, 814

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 275.14391100097, -16.15663929316
Reference Dimension: 4257.00, 4426.00

Reference Pixel: 2137.90790946122, 2164.59888079123
Scale: -0.00001370267, 0.00001370267
Rotation: 93.23554982303
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 1119.50 1259.22 2433.80 2293.39 1144.86 1527.19 2967.37 2215.39 902.60 1992.11 3921.87 2656.04 1100.98 595.07 1111.86 2402.45 Center Pixel Coordinates: 2128.50 275.14320026158 2213.00 -16.15654692923

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-p0211g-f-4257x4426.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0211g-f-4257x4426.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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