Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
IC 4406; "Retina Nebula" |
| Object Description: |
Bipolar Planetary Nebula |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 14h 22m 25.9s
Dec. -44° 09' 00" |
| Constellation: |
Lupus |
| Distance: |
About 600 parsecs (1900 light-years) |
| Dimensions: |
The diameter across the short dimension of the nebula is 0.08 parsecs (0.25 light-years) while the long dimension is 3.6 times as large. |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
June 28, 2001; January 19, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
1.3 hours |
| Principal Astronomers: |
C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University) , B. Balick (U. Washington), A. Burkert (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy-Heidelberg), A. Hajian (USNO), W. Henney (UNAM, Morelia)
Hubble Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, J. Lee, Z. Levay, P. Royle (STScI) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
June 13, 2002 |
| Filters: |
F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F658N ([N II]) |
| Orientation: |
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