Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Egg Nebula, CRL 2688 |
| Object Description: |
Protoplanetary Nebula |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 21h 02m 18.80s
Dec. +36° 41' 38".0 |
| Constellation: |
Cygnus |
| Distance: |
About 3,000 light-years (about 1000 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 86 arcseconds (about 1 light-year or 0.4 parsec) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These data are from the HST calibration proposal 9586 by W. Sparks and C. Pavlovsky (STScI). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
September 27, 2002; October 16, 2002 |
| Exposure Time: |
1.5 hours |
| Filters: |
F606W (wide V) + polarization filters: POL0V, POL60V, POL120V |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
April 3, 2003 |
| Orientation: |
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