Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 1999 |
| Object Description:
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Reflection Nebula in Orion |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 05h 36m 25s
Dec. -06° 43' 05'' |
| Constellation:
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Orion |
| Distance: |
The distance to NGC 1999 is 460 pc (~1500 light-years). |
| Diameter: |
The diameter of the entire nebula is 0.9 light-years. |
| Dimensions: |
This image of a portion of the nebula around the central star is
75 arcseconds (roughly 0.55 light-years) along the horizontal side.
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date:
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January 21, 2000 |
| Exposure Time:
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46 minutes |
| Filters: |
F450W (Wide B), F555W (V), F675W (R) |
| Principal Astronomers:
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Hubble Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, J. English,
L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay (STScI/AURA)
C. R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), T. P. Ray (Dublin Inst. for
Advanced Study), and David Corcoran (University of Limerick)
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| About this Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
March 2, 2000 1:00 a.m. EST |
| Orientation: |
North is to the top right, East is to the top left
of the image. |
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