Flame Nebula in Visible

Stsci_2025-105d_1024

stsci_2025-105d February 14th, 2025

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, M. De Furio (UT Austin), M. Robberto (STScI), and Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-105

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: https://www.stsci.edu/copyright

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Flame Nebula NGC 2024
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
1,400 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 41m 41.8s
DEC = -1° 54’ 35.0”
Orientation
North is 27.3° CCW
Field of View
8.4 x 9.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Orion

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFC3/IR) Infrared 1.1 µm
Green Hubble (WFC3/IR) Infrared 1.3 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3/IR) Infrared 1.4 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2025-105d_1280
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ID
2025-105d
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Flame Nebula, NGC 2024
Credits
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, M. De Furio (UT Austin), M. Robberto (STScI), and Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
Release Date
2025-02-14T10:15:00
Lightyears
1,400
Redshift
1,400
Reference Url
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-105
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFC3/IR, WFC3/IR, WFC3/IR
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
1050, 1300, 1390
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
85.42401248657, -1.90973513780
Reference Dimension
3934.00, 4344.00
Reference Pixel
2145.89999814815, 2086.39216334473
Scale
-0.00003562921, 0.00003562921
Rotation
27.31777904360
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 1698.61 312.23 1767.91 1910.24 2180.98 738.60 1987.59 1322.74 987.03 94.62 1816.30 2632.54 908.17 1014.84 2680.80 2384.86 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1967.00 85.42826344500 2172.00 -1.90406558389
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
https://www.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
https://www.stsci.edu/copyright
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-J-p25105d-f-3934x4344.tif
Metadata Date
2025-02-10T15:15:38-05:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
1,400 light years

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