Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
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Object Name:
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Thackeray's Globules in
IC 2944 |
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Object Type:
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Dark clouds
in the HII star-forming region, IC 2944 |
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Position (J2000):
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R.A. 11h 38m 23s
Dec. -63° 20' 41.5" |
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Constellation:
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Centaurus
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Distance:
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About 1,800 pc (5,900 light-years)
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Dimensions:
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The largest cloud is a transposition of two overlapping clouds,
each approximately 50 arcseconds in length. At the distance of
IC 2944, these dimensions correspond to lengths of ~ 1.4 light-years.
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| About the Data |
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Note:
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This image
was created from WFPC2 archival data from the science programs by
B. Reipurth (Prop. 7381) and from recently executed observations
by the Hubble Heritage Team (K. Noll; Prop. 8887). |
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Instrument:
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WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates:
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February 7,
1999; February 11, 2001 |
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Exposure Time:
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51 minutes |
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Filters:
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F439W (B), F555W
(V), F656N (H-alpha), F675W (R) |
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Principal Astronomers:
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B. Reipurth (University of Hawaii), S. Heathcote (CTIO, Chile),
and A. Raga from UNAM (Mexico)
The Hubble Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L.
Frattare, F. Hamilton, J. Lee, Z. Levay, T. Royle (STScI)
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| About this Image |
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Image Credit:
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NASA and The Hubble Heritage
Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date:
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January
3, 2002 |
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Orientation/Scale:
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