 |
| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
NGC
6853, M27, Dumbbell Nebula |
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Object
Description: |
Planetary
Nebula |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A.
19h 59m 36.26s
Dec. +22° 43' 15.6"
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Constellation: |
Vulpecula |
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Distance: |
1240
light-years (380 parsecs) |
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Dimensions: |
The
image is roughly 2.1 arcminutes (0.8 light-years
or 48,000 Astronomical Units) in width. |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
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Exposure
Date: |
November
19, 2001 |
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Exposure
Time: |
2.4
hours |
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Filters: |
F502N ([O III]), F547M (Strömgren y), F656N
(H-alpha), F658N ([N II]), F673 ([S II]) |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
C.R.
O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), B. Balick
(U. Washington), A. Burkert (Max Planck Institute
for Astronomy-Heidelberg), A. Hajian (USNO),
W. Henney (UNAM, Morelia) |
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| About
this Image
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Image
Credit: |
NASAand
The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release
Date: |
February
6, 2003 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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