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V838 Monocerotis - November 2005

Stsci_2006-50b_1024

stsci_2006-50b October 26th, 2006

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

A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of V838 Monocerotis.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-50

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: Nebula > Appearance > Dark; Star > Type > Variable > Nova; Star > Type > Variable

Distance

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20,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (FK5): RA = 7h 4m 9.1s; DEC = -3° 51’ 29.4”
Orientation: North is 86.0° CCW
Field of View: 2.5 x 2.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Monoceros

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
November 2005, and September 2006 (shown below)

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ID: 2006-50b
Subject Category: B.4.2.3 B.3.2.1.5 B.3.2.1
Subject Name: V838 Monocerotis
Credits: NASA, ESA, and H. Bond (STScI)

Release Date: 2006-10-26T00:00:00
Lightyears: 20,000
Redshift: 20,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-50

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: The star is ~20,000 light-years (~6 kiloparsecs) away.

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

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: V, V, I, I
Central Wavelength: 606, 606, 814, 814

Start Time: 2005-10-24T00:00:00, 2005-10-24T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: N

Coordinate Frame: FK5
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 106.0378180259999965, -3.8581582754800001
Reference Dimension: 2976.0000000000000000, 3323.0000000000000000

Reference Pixel: 2362.7804870599998139, 545.8190918000000238
Scale: -0.0000139377322860, 0.0000139377322860
Rotation: 85.9975185594927325
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

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-p0650b-f-2976x3323.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0650b-f-2976x3323.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/50

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

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