Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image of HR 8799
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and R. Soummer (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-29-2897-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and R. Soummer (STScI)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | HR 8799 |
| Object Description | Star with planets |
| R.A. Position | 23h 7m 28.65s |
| Dec. Position | 21° 8' 3.69" |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 130 light-years or 40 parsecs |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The original NICMOS data were from the HST proposal : E. Becklin (University of California, Los Angeles) et al. The science team comprises: R. Soummer, B. Hagan, and A. Rajan (STScI), L. Pueyo and A. Thormann (JHU), and C. Marois (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria). |
| Instrument | HST>NICMOS/NIC2 |
| Exposure Dates | October 30, 1998, Exposure Time: 20 minutes |
| Filters | F160W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image was originally black and white and recorded only overall brightness. These brightness values were translated into a range of arbitrary colors. Such color "maps" can be useful in helping to distinguish subtly varying brightness in an image. |
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