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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Barnard's Merope Nebula • IC 349 |
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Object Description: |
Reflection Nebula
in the Pleiades |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 03h 46m 21.30s
Dec. +23° 56' 28.0" |
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Constellation: |
Taurus |
Mean
Surface Brightness: |
~18.5 V magnitudes/square
arcsecond |
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Distance: |
380 light-years |
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Dimensions: |
The image frame
is 3400 astronomical units (0.05 light-years)
wide.
The nebula is 3500 astronomical units (0.06
light-years) away from the bright
star Merope, located at the upper right, just
outside the frame. |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Date: |
September 19, 1999
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Exposure Time: |
18.3 minutes |
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Filters: |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
G. Herbig and T.
Simon (Institute for Astronomy, University
of Hawaii)
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble
Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
December 6 ,
2000 1:00 a.m. (EST) |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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