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Ubicación del detalle IR del Hubble en NGC 2174

This graphic shows the location of the infrared image from the Hubble Space Telescope in a wider view of the region of NGC 2174. On the left is a ground-based image of the star-forming nebula in visible light by an amateur astrophotographer, with an outline showing the area of th...

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Jan 1, 2014
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
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This graphic shows the location of the infrared image from the Hubble Space Telescope in a wider view of the region of NGC 2174. On the left is a ground-based image of the star-forming nebula in visible light by an amateur astrophotographer, with an outline showing the area of the detailed Hubble image. On the right is a small detail of a star-forming column in the nebula, made by Hubble's WFC3 infrared camera.

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NASA and ESA;
Acknowledgment: The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and R. Crisp

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameNGC 2174, Monkey Head Nebula, Sharpless Sh2-252
Object DescriptionStar-forming Region
ConstellationOrion
Distance6,400 light-years (2,000 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe Hubble data are from proposal : Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA: Z. Levay (PI; STScI), K. Noll (GSFC), and M. Mutchler, J. Mack, C. Christian, M. Livio, L. Frattare, J. Sokol, and S. Meyett (STScI). High-level science products for these data are available from the

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