Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) |
| Object Description: |
Gaseous Pillar in the Milky Way Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 6h 41m 12.6s
Dec. +09° 26' 25.7" |
| Constellation: |
Monoceros |
| Distance: |
About 2,500 light-years (770 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is about 50 arcseconds (0.19 parsecs or 0.61 light-years) across. |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
NICMOS/NIC3 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
May 11, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
3.4 hours |
| Principal Astronomers: |
A. Fruchter, B. Mobasher, and A.Schultz (STScI) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, The NICMOS Group (STScI, ESA) and The NICMOS Science Team (Univ. of Arizona) |
| Release Date: |
June 6, 2002 |
| Filters: |
F110W (J-band), F160W (H-band), F187N (Paschen-alpha) |
| Orientation: |
 |
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| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 4013 |
| Object Description: |
Edge-on Spiral Galaxy |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 11h 58m 31.3s
Dec. +43° 56' 50" |
| Constellation: |
Ursa Major |
| Distance: |
About 55 million light-years (17 Mpc) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is about 50 arcseconds (4.1 kiloparsecs or 13,000 light-years) across. |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
NICMOS/NIC3 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
May 12, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
2.4 hours |
| Principal Astronomers: |
D. Calzetti, A. Fruchter, T. Boeker, B. Mobasher, A. Schultz, E. Bergeron, S. Arribas, M. Dickinson, K. Noll, E. Roye, M. Sosey, and C. Xu (STScI) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, The NICMOS Group (STScI, ESA) and The NICMOS Science Team (Univ. of Arizona) |
| Release Date: |
June 5, 2002 |
| Filters: |
F110W (J-band), F160W (H-band), F187N (Paschen-alpha) |
| Orientation: |
 |
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| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
IRAS 19297-0406 |
| Object Description: |
Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy (ULIRG) |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 19h 32m 22.3s
Dec. -04° 00' 01" |
| Constellation: |
Aquila |
| Distance: |
About 1 billion light-years (300 Mpc) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is about 15 arcseconds (22 kiloparsecs or 72,000 light-years) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
NICMOS/NIC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
May 13-14, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
4 hours |
| Principal Astronomers: |
A. Fruchter, B. Mobasher, and A.Schultz (STScI) |
|
| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, The NICMOS Group (STScI, ESA) and The NICMOS Science Team (Univ. of Arizona) |
| Release Date: |
June 5, 2002 |
| Filters: |
NICMOS/NIC3: F110W (J-band), F160W (H-band)
ACS/WFC: F606W (V)
ACS/HRD: F330W (U) |
| Orientation: |
 |
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