Close-up of Planetary Nebula in NGC 1846

Stsci_2011-35c_1024

stsci_2011-35c November 22nd, 2011

Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgment: P. Goudfrooij (STScI)

A 2011 Hubble Space Telescope image of Planetary Nebula in NGC 1846.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-35

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
Planetary Nebula in NGC 1846 NGC 1846
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Planetary
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
160,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (FK5)
RA = 5h 7m 30.9s
DEC = -67° 29’ 4.6”
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
12-Jan-06
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2011-35c_1280
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ID
2011-35c
Subject Category
C.4.1.3   C.5.1.6   C.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
Planetary Nebula in NGC 1846, NGC 1846
Credits
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgment: P. Goudfrooij (STScI)
Release Date
2011-11-22T00:00:00
Lightyears
160,000
Redshift
160,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-35
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
160,000 light-years (49,000 parsecs)
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, I
Central Wavelength
435, 555, 814
Start Time
2006-01-12T00:00:00, 2006-01-12T00:00:00, 2006-01-12T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
1
Coordinate Frame
FK5
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
76.8786706357000043, -67.4846004682000000
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-p1135c-f-400x400.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1135c-f-400x400.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/35
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
160,000 light years

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