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Compass and Scale Image of Hanny's Voorwerp
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama), and the Galaxy Zoo Team
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-01-2804-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama), and the Galaxy Zoo Team
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Hanny's Voorwerp, IC 2497 |
| Object Description | Emission Nebula |
| R.A. Position | 09h 41m 3.79s |
| Dec. Position | 34° 43' 34.2" |
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 65 million light-years (20 million parsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is 90 arcseconds (150,000 light-years or 46,000 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC, HST>WFC3/UVIS, and HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | April 4 and 12, 2010 |
| Filters | HST: FR505N ([O III]), FR716N (Redshifted H-alpha), F814W (I), and F160W (H) WIYN (B) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 and ACS instruments on HST. Several filters were used to sample broad and narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Dark green: F160W (H) Dark red: F814W F814W (I) Red: FR716N (Redshifted H-alpha) Green: FR505N ([O III]) Blue: WIYN (B) |
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