Object Name:

NGC 2440

Object Description:

Planetary Nebula in the Milky Way Galaxy

Position (J2000):

R.A. 07h 41m 55.3s
Dec. -18° 12' 31"

Constellation:

Puppis

Distance:

Approximately 3,600 light-years (1,100 parsecs)

Dimensions:

This image is roughy 1.2 arcminutes (1.3 light-years or 0.4 parsecs) wide.

Note:

Announcement page with release information on High Level Science Products for NGC 2440 (combined and mosaiced fits files for each filter) is available at: http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/heritage/

Data Description:

The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 11090: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI).

Instrument:

WFPC2

Exposure Date:

February 6, 2007

Filters:

narrow: F469N (He II), F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F658N ([N II])
broad: F439W (B), F555W (V), F675W (R)

Image Credit:

NASA, ESA, and K. Noll (STScI)

Release Date:

February 13, 2007

Color:

This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. Four filters were used to sample narrow wavelength emission. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:

Orientation/Scale: