Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 6369, The Little Ghost Nebula |
| Object Description: |
Planetary Nebula |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 17h 29m 20.40s
Dec. -23° 45' 37.9" |
| Constellation: |
Ophiuchus |
| Distance: |
2,000 - 5,000 light-years (600 - 1,500 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 2.4 arcminutes across. At a distance of 3,500 light-years, this width corresponds to 2.5 light-years (0.75 parsecs). |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
February 27, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
51 minutes |
| Principal Astronomers: |
Hubble Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, J. Lee, Z. Levay, E. Masiello, P. Royle (STScI), T. Borders (Sonoma State, CA) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
November 7, 2002 |
| Filters: |
F439W (B), F502N ([O III]), F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha), F658N ([N II]), F814W (I) |
| Scale Note: |
The scale bar of 0.3 parsec/1 light-year assumes a distance to NGC 6369 of 3,500 light-years. |
| Orientation: |
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