Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object
Name: |
Hodge 301 |
| Object
Description: |
Nebulosity in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 5h 38m 27s
Dec. -69° 04' 26" |
| Constellation:
|
Dorado |
| Distance:
|
51.4 kiloparsecs (168,000 light years) |
| Dimensions:
|
The image is 118 arcseconds (roughly 96 light-years) on the vertical
side. |
|
| About the Data |
| Instrument:
|
WFPC2 |
| Exposure
Date: |
December 17, 1995 |
| Exposure
Time: |
1.8 hours
|
| Filters:
|
F336W(U), F555W(V), F814W(I),
F502N([O III]), F656N(H-alpha), F673N ([S II]) |
| Principal
Astronomers: |
You-Hua Chu (University of Illinois), Eva K. Grebel (University
of Washington) and collaborators |
|
| About this Image |
| Image
Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release
Date: |
April 1, 1999 12:00 pm EST |
| Orientation:
|
North is toward the lower right. |
|
