Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
M17 (NGC 6618, Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula) |
| Object Description: |
Gaseous Nebula in the Milky Way Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 18h 20m 46.15s
Dec. -16° 09' 26".69 |
| Constellation: |
Sagittarius |
| Distance: |
About 5,500 light-years (1690 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
The image is roughly 1.9.arcminutes (3.1 light-years or 0.95 parsecs) across. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from the HST archive proposal 6574 by J. Hester and P. Scowen (ASU), and R. Sankrit (JHU). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
May 29/30, 1999 |
| Exposure Time: |
3.4 hours |
| Filters: |
F502N ([O III]), F656N (Ha), F673N ([S II]) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA and J. Hester (ASU) |
| Release Date: |
April 24, 2003 |
| Orientation: |
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