Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
IC 418 - The "Spirograph" Nebula |
| Object Description: |
Planetary Nebula in the Milky Way Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 05h 27m 28.2s
Dec. -12° 41' 50" |
| Constellation: |
Lepus |
| Mean Surface Scale: |
The nebula is about 0.2 light-years or 13,000 AU (18 arcseconds) in diameter |
| Distance: |
About 2000 light-years |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
February 1999 (F656N - Sahai), September 1999 (F502N, F658N - Hajian) |
| Exposure Time: |
35 minutes |
| Principal Astronomers: |
R. Sahai and J. Trauger (JPL) A. Hajian (USNO), Y. Terzian (Cornell), B. Balick (Univ. Washington), H. Bond and N. Panagia (STScI) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
September 7, 2000 1:00 a.m. (EDT) |
| Filters: |
Red: F658N [N II]
Green: F656N Hα
Blue: F502N [O III] |
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