Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image for Crab Nebula
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope mission archive.
- Date
- Jan 1, 2017
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2017-21-4034-image
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 |
| Object Description | Supernova remnant |
| R.A. Position | 05h 34m 31.94s |
| Dec. Position | +22° 00' 52.2" |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 6,500 light-years (2,000 parsecs) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Red: VLA Radio Yellow: SST Infrared Green: HST Optical Blue: XMM Ultraviolet Purple: CXO X-ray |
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