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Compass and Scale Image for NGC 2174
CreditsImage: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-18-3339-image
Credits
Image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 2174, Monkey Head Nebula, Sharpless Sh2-252 |
| Object Description | Star-forming Region |
| R.A. Position | 06h 9m 10.0s |
| Dec. Position | 20° 27' 20.0" |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 6,400 light-years (2,000 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The 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 |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | February 7 - 24, 2014 |
| Filters | F105W (Y), F125W (J), and F160W (H) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This composite image includes exposures acquired by the WFC3 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample broad 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: Blue: F105W (Y) Green: F125W (J) Red: F160W (H) |
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