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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Horsehead Nebula • Barnard 33 |
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Object Description: |
Dark Nebula |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 05h 40m 59.00s
Dec. -02° 27' 30.0" |
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Constellation: |
Orion |
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Distance: |
About 490 pc (1,600
light-years) |
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Dimensions: |
The image is roughly
0.67 pc (2.2 light-years) in the horizontal
dimension. |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates: |
August/September
2000; January/February 2001 |
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Exposure Time: |
4.6 hours |
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Filters: |
F439W (B),
F555W (V), F656N (Ha),
F814W (I) |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
K. Noll (Hubble
Heritage PI), C. Luginbuhl (USNO), F. Hamilton,
H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, Z. Levay
(Hubble Heritage Team, STScI), J. English
(U. Manitoba), R. Whitaker (St. Andrews, U.K.).
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA, NOAO, ESA
and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
April 24 ,
2001 9:00 a.m. (EDT) |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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