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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Thackeray's Globules in IC 2944 |
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Object Description: |
Dark clouds in
the HII star-forming region, IC 2944 |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 11h 38m 23s
Dec. -63° 20' 41.5" |
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Constellation: |
Centaurus |
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Distance: |
About 1,800 pc
(5,900 light-years) |
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Dimensions: |
The largest cloud
is a transposition of two overlapping clouds,
each approximately 50 arcseconds in length.
At the distance of IC 2944, these dimensions
correspond to lengths of ~ 1.4 light-years.
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| About
the Data
Note: |
This image was created from WFPC2
archival data from the science programs by B.
Reipurth (Prop. 7381) and from recently executed
observations by the Hubble Heritage Team (K.
Noll; Prop. 8887). |
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates: |
February 7, 1999;
February 11, 2001 |
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Exposure Time: |
51 minutes |
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Filters: |
F439W
(B), F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha),
F675W (R) |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
B. Reipurth (University
of Hawaii), S. Heathcote (CTIO, Chile), and
A. Raga from UNAM (Mexico)
The Hubble Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond,
C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, J.
Lee, Z. Levay, T. Royle (STScI) |
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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: |
January 3, 2002 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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