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VY CMa
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the huge nebula of material cast off by the hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris. This nebula is approximately 186 billion miles across.Credits Image NASA, ESA, Roberta Humphreys (UMN)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2021
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2021-009-01ezwbc9h35h730qg2gx68g0ch
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the huge nebula of material cast off by the hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris. This nebula is approximately 186 billion miles across.
Credits
Image
NASA, ESA, Roberta Humphreys (UMN)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | VY CMa |
| Object Description | Massive Red Hypergiant Star |
| R.A. Position | 07:22:58.33 |
| Dec. Position | -25:46:03.2 |
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Distance | Approximately 5,000 light-years |
| Dimensions | Roughly 35 arcseconds (0.85 light-years or 0.25 parsecs) across |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposals: (R. Humphreys) |
| Instrument | WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | 22 March 1999, 13 June 2005 |
| Filters | F410M, F547M, F656N, F1042M |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample 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: Blue: F410M Green: F547M Orange: F656N Red: F1042M |
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