Little Dumbbell Nebula (WFC3 Image)

Stsci_2024-013a_1024

stsci_2024-013a April 24th, 2024

Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI Image processing: A. Pagan (STScI)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-013

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M76 • Little Dumbbell Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Planetary

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
2,500 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 42m 12.9s
DEC = 51° 35’ 10.8”
Orientation
North is 18.9° CW
Field of View
5.0 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Perseus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (WFC3/UVIS) Optical (sdss g') 475.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3/UVIS) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3/UVIS) Optical (Halpha) 656.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFC3/UVIS) Optical (NII) 658.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3/UVIS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Blue
Green
Orange
Red
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ID
2024-013a
Subject Category
B.4.1.3  
Subject Name
M76, Little Dumbbell Nebula
Credits
NASA, ESA, STScI Image processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
Release Date
2024-04-24T10:00:00
Lightyears
2,500
Redshift
2,500
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-013
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFC3/UVIS, WFC3/UVIS, WFC3/UVIS, WFC3/UVIS, WFC3/UVIS
Color Assignment
Cyan, Blue, Green, Orange, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
sdss g', OIII, Halpha, NII, I
Central Wavelength
475, 502, 656, 658, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
25.55364096311, 51.58634618588
Reference Dimension
7505.00, 4736.00
Reference Pixel
5589.92712464837, 2794.22347475866
Scale
-0.00001111067, 0.00001111067
Rotation
-18.94401106121
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 1085.22 540.60 5526.54 224.35 2158.08 1493.57 6924.15 2700.88 2031.17 623.14 7246.19 988.46 2179.60 862.66 7370.30 1532.80 Center Pixel Coordinates: 3752.50 25.58223146599 2368.00 51.57523561658
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://stsci.edu
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://stsci.edu/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p24013a-f-7505x4736.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2024-013/STSCI-H-p24013a-f-7505x4736.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-04-01T13:12:37-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
2,500 light years

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