The Dumbbell Nebula (M27)

Stsci_2003-06d_1024

stsci_2003-06d February 10th, 2003

Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

A 2003 Hubble Space Telescope image of Dumbbell Nebula, M27, NGC 6853.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-06

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
Dumbbell Nebula • M27 • NGC 6853
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Planetary

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
1,240 light years
Stsci_2003-06d_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 59m 32.7s
DEC = 22° 43’ 18.6”
Orientation
North is 13.9° CW
Field of View
2.4 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Vulpecula

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OII) 502.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Strömgren y) 547.0 nm
Hubble (WFC2) Optical (Ha) 656.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (NII) 658.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (SII) 673.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Stsci_2003-06d_1280
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ID
2003-06d
Subject Category
B.4.1.3  
Subject Name
Dumbbell Nebula, M27, NGC 6853
Credits
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date
2003-02-10T00:00:00
Lightyears
1,240
Redshift
1,240
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-06
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
OII, Strömgren y, Ha, NII, SII
Central Wavelength
502, 547, 656, 658, 673
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
299.88625837000, 22.72184099194
Reference Dimension
1478.00, 1504.00
Reference Pixel
830.59085902490, 729.98502735726
Scale
-0.00002762345, 0.00002762345
Rotation
-13.85375651646
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 1516.48 1216.42 1319.54 1175.12 890.66 1539.42 631.42 1335.50 752.48 1266.92 562.07 1035.88 894.52 1306.60 691.11 1109.15 534.35 1355.82 328.42 1068.50 Center Pixel Coordinates: 739.00 299.88908561210 752.00 22.72183632476
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-p0306d-f-1478x1504.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0306d-f-1478x1504.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/06
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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1,240 light years

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