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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Mz 3 • Menzel 3 • The "Ant
Nebula" |
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Object Description: |
Planetary Nebula
in the Milky Way Galaxy |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 16h 17m 17.35s
Dec. -51° 59' 00" |
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Constellation: |
Norma |
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Distance: |
About 900 pc (3000
light-years) |
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Dimensions: |
The object is roughly
1 arcminute or 0.5 pc (1.6 light-years) long. |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates: |
July 20, 1997;
June 30, 1998 |
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Exposure Time: |
1.7 hours
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Colors/Filters: |
Red |
F673N |
[S II] |
Green |
F658N |
[N II] |
Blue |
F656N |
Ha |
Blue/Violet |
F502N |
[O III] |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
R. Sahai and J.
Trauger (Jet Propulsion Lab); B. Balick (University
of Washington), V. Icke (Leiden University)
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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: |
February 1 ,
2001 1:00 a.m. (EST) |
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Scale: |
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