Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Trifid Nebula, M20, NGC 6514 |
| Object Description: |
Emission Nebula; HII Region |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 18h 02m 23s.00
Dec. -23° 01' 48".0 |
| Constellation: |
Sagittarius |
| Distance: |
Approximately 9,000 light-years (2800 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 3.9 arcminutes (10.2 light-years or 3.1 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
This image was created from HST data from the following proposal: 9104: F. Yusef-Zadeh (Northwestern U.), J. Biretta (STScI), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt U.), and M. Wardle (U. Sydney). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
2001: June 3, July 5, August 1; 2002: June 18, June 22 |
| Exposure Time: |
1.7 hours |
| Filters: |
F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F673N ([S II]) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
June 3, 2004 |
| Orientation: |
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