Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
NGC 6853, M27, Dumbbell Nebula |
| Object Description: |
Planetary Nebula |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 19h 59m 36.26s
Dec. +22° 43' 15.6" |
| Constellation: |
Vulpecula |
| Distance: |
1240 light-years (380 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
The image is roughly 2.1 arcminutes (0.8 light-years or 48,000 Astronomical Units) in width. |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
November 19, 2001 |
| Exposure Time: |
2.4 hours |
| Filters: |
F502N ([O III]), F547M (Strömgren y), F656N (H-alpha), F658N ([N II]), F673 ([S II]) |
| 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) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
February 10, 2003 |
| Orientation: |
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