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HST/ACS Visible-Light Image of the Cone Nebula With Outline of the NICMOS Infrared-Light Image
CreditsNASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M. Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team and ESA
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2002-13-1198-image
Credits
NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M. Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team and ESAImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Cone Nebula, NGC 2264 |
| Object Description | Gaseous Pillar in the Milky Way Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 06h 41m 6.0s |
| Dec. Position | 09° 52' 59.99" |
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | About 2,500 light-years (770 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | The image is roughly 3.1 arcminutes (2.25 light-years or 0.7 parsecs) across. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: NASA and the ACS Science Team (H. Ford, G. Illingworth, M. Clampin, G. Hartig, T. Allen, K. Anderson, F. Bartko, N. Benitez, J. Blakeslee, R. Bouwens, T. Broadhurst, R. Brown, C. Burrows, . Campbell, E. Cheng, N. Cross, P. Feldman, M. Franx, D. Golimowski, C. Gronwall, R. Kimble, J. Krist, M. Lesser, D. Magee, A. Martel, W. J. McCann, G. Meurer, G. Miley, M. Postman, P. Rosati, M. Sirianni, W. Sparks, P. Sullivan, H. Tran, Z. Tsvetanov, R. White, and R. Woodruff) |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | April 2, 2002, Exposure Time: 3.4 hours |
| Filters | F435W (B), F658N (H-alpha), F814W (I) |
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