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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Hubble-V in NGC 6822 |
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Object Description: |
Gas Cloud in Galaxy
NGC 6822 |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 19h 44m 50s
Dec. -14° 43' 49" |
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Constellation: |
Sagittarius |
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Distance: |
About 500 kpc (1.63
million light-years) |
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Dimensions: |
The cloud diameter
is roughly 25 arcseconds. At the distance
of NGC 6822, this corresponds to approximately
200 light-years (60 parsecs). |
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| About
the Data
Note: |
The cloud diameter is roughly
25 arcseconds. At the distance of NGC 6822,
this corresponds to approximately 200 light-years
(60 parsecs). |
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates: |
June 18, 1996;
August 2, 1997 |
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Exposure Time: |
3.4 hours |
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Filters: |
Prop.
6159: F300W (U), F487N (H-beta), F502N
([O III]), F547M (Strömgren y), F656N
(H-alpha), F658N ([N II])
Prop. 6567: F555W (V) |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
C.R.O'Dell (Vanderbilt
University), P.W. Hodge (University of Washington),
R.C. Kennicutt (University of Arizona)L. Bianchi
(JHU and Osservatorio Astronomico, Torinese,
Italy), S. Scuderi (Osservatorio Astrofisico,
Catania, Italy), P. Massey (Lowell Obs.),
M. Romaniello (ESO).
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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 ,
2001 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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