Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Cat's Eye Nebula, NGC 6543 |
| Object Description: |
Planetary Nebula |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 17h 58m 33s.42
Dec. +66° 37' 59".5 |
| Constellation: |
Draco |
| Distance: |
3,000 light-years (1,000 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 1.2 arcminutes (1.2 light-years or 0.35 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
This image was created from HST observations from the following proposal: 9026: Z. Tsvetanov (JHU) |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
May 4, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
1.2 hours |
| Filters: |
F502N [O III], FR505N [O III] and F658N (Halpha+[N II]) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
September 9, 2004 |
| Orientation: |
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