Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
Orion Proplyds |
| Object Description:
|
Protoplanetary Disks in the Orion Molecular Cloud |
| Position (J2000) of Center
of Orion Nebula: |
R.A. 05h 35m
Dec. -05° 23' |
| Constellation:
|
Orion |
| Distance: |
About 460 pc (1,500 light-years) |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates:
|
February 26, 1998; January 11, 1999 |
| Principal Astronomers:
|
J. Bally (University of Colorado), H. Throop (SWRI), C.R. O’Dell
(Vanderbilt University) |
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| About this Release |
| Release Date: |
April 26, 2001 2:00 p.m.(EDT) |
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