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HH 47

Stsci_2011-20b_1024

stsci_2011-20b August 31st, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA, and P. Hartigan (Rice University)

A 2011 Hubble Space Telescope image of HH 47.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-20

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: HH 47
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Jet; Star > Circumstellar Material > Outflow

Distance

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1,470 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 8h 25m 51.5s; DEC = -50° 59’ 43.5”
Orientation: North is 144.0° CW
Field of View: 1.5 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Vela

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical ([SII])	673.0 nm

Spectrum_base

Cyan

Orange

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ID: 2011-20b
Subject Category: B.4.1.5 B.3.7.3
Subject Name: HH 47
Credits: NASA, ESA, and P. Hartigan (Rice University)

Release Date: 2011-08-31T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1,470
Redshift: 1,470
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-20

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

Facility: Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Cyan, Orange

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Halpha, [SII]
Central Wavelength: 656, 673

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Integration Time
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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 126.46462134583, -50.99541585944
Reference Dimension: 1798.00, 670.00

Reference Pixel: 1870.63987701438, 363.33804777127
Scale: -0.00001375785, 0.00001375785
Rotation: -144.03721011474
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 998.11 1140.11 1427.60 30.01 904.97 1038.29 1699.88 87.68 977.28 911.63 1731.45 379.99 1333.36 1004.61 1041.99 647.64 Center Pixel Coordinates: 899.00 126.44696088165 335.00 -51.00294371997

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-p1120b-f-1798x670.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1120b-f-1798x670.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/20

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

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