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Close-Up of the Helix Nebula

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stsci_2003-11g May 9th, 2003

Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO).

A 2003 Hubble Space Telescope image of Helix Nebula, NGC 7293.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-11

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Helix Nebula • NGC 7293
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Planetary

Distance

Universescale1

650 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 22h 29m 18.6s; DEC = -20° 51’ 23.0”
Orientation: North is 72.7° CCW
Field of View: 3.5 x 2.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Aquarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (OIII)	502.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (Ha)	658.0 nm
	KPNO 0.9m (Mosaic I)	Optical (OIII)	502.0 nm
	KPNO 0.9m (Mosaic I)	Optical (Ha)	658.0 nm

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Blue

Red

Blue

Red

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ID: 2003-11g
Subject Category: B.4.1.3
Subject Name: Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
Credits: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO).

Release Date: 2003-05-09T00:00:00
Lightyears: 650
Redshift: 650
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2003/news-2003-11

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

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, KPNO 0.9m, KPNO 0.9m
Instrument: ACS, ACS, Mosaic I, Mosaic I
Color Assignment: Blue, Red, Blue, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: OIII, Ha, OIII, Ha
Central Wavelength: 502, 658, 502, 658

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 337.32768624951, -20.85639876141
Reference Dimension: 2106.00, 1610.00

Reference Pixel: 1822.62753792708, 1404.86742528020
Scale: -0.00002770870, 0.00002770870
Rotation: 72.68977811230
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 1149.34 871.67 1102.62 367.24 1101.99 1502.63 1692.43 607.43 810.49 1295.75 1404.22 818.13 1478.19 1077.01 1395.33 115.30 1295.87 1658.12 1893.05 463.37 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1053.00 337.35156981912 805.00 -20.84090435052

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-p0311g-f-2106x1610.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0311g-f-2106x1610.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/11

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

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