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Light Echo From Star V838 Monocerotis - April 30, 2002

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stsci_2003-10i March 26th, 2003

Credit: NASA, ESA and H.E. Bond (STScI)

A 2003 Hubble Space Telescope image of V838 Monocerotis.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-10

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: V838 Monocerotis
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Evolutionary Stage > Red Supergiant; Nebula > Appearance > Reflection > Light Echo

Distance

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20,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 7h 4m 4.9s; DEC = -3° 50’ 50.2”
Orientation: North is 0.9° CW
Field of View: 1.4 x 1.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Monoceros

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm

Spectrum_base

Blue

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ID: 2003-10i
Subject Category: B.3.1.5 B.4.2.2.1
Subject Name: V838 Monocerotis
Credits: NASA, ESA and H.E. Bond (STScI)

Release Date: 2003-03-26T00:00:00
Lightyears: 20,000
Redshift: 20,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-10

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

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: ACS
Color Assignment: Blue

Band: Optical
Bandpass: B
Central Wavelength: 435

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 106.02027289640, -3.84727692873
Reference Dimension: 1651.00, 1651.00

Reference Pixel: 839.32160812079, 836.98620898426
Scale: -0.00001427863, 0.00001427863
Rotation: -0.90913819347
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 1429.00 1436.13 852.49 825.57 1511.97 1396.72 935.87 785.22 1299.79 1453.05 725.18 843.92 1447.83 1359.13 872.59 750.12 Center Pixel Coordinates: 825.50 106.02046527651 825.50 -3.84742306576

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-p0310i-f-1651x1651.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0310i-f-1651x1651.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/10

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

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