Massive Star VY Canis Majoris - Visible Light

Stsci_2007-03b_1024

stsci_2007-03b January 8th, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Humphreys (University of Minnesota)

A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of VY Canis Majoris.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-03

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
VY Canis Majoris
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Type > Variable
Nebula > Appearance > Emission

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
5,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 7h 22m 60.0s
DEC = -25° 45’ 27.5”
Constellation
Canis Major

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Strömgren v) 410.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Strömgren y) 547.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared 1.0 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Red
Stsci_2007-03b_1280
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ID
2007-03b
Subject Category
B.3.2.1   B.4.2.1  
Subject Name
VY Canis Majoris
Credits
NASA, ESA, and R. Humphreys (University of Minnesota)
Release Date
2007-01-08T00:00:00
Lightyears
5,000
Redshift
5,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-03
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
Strömgren v, Strömgren y, H-alpha, -
Central Wavelength
410, 547, 656, 1042
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
110.74982083, -25.75764444
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
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-p0703b-f-1274x1274.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0703b-f-1274x1274.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/03
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
5,000 light years

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