Object Name:

Position (J2000):

Constellation:

Distance:

He 2-47

R.A. 10h 23m 9.00s
Dec. -60° 32' 43.00"

Carina

6,600 light-years
(2.03 kpc)

NGC 5315

R.A. 13h 53m 57.00s
Dec. -66° 30' 50.00"

Circinus

7,000 light-years
(2.14 kpc)

IC 4593

R.A. 16h 11m 44.50s
Dec. +12° 04' 17.00"

Serpens
Caput

7,900 light-years
(2.42 kpc)

NGC 5307

R.A. 13h 51m 3.30s
Dec. -51° 12' 21.00"

Centaurus

7,900 light-years
(2.42 kpc)

Object Description:

Planetary Nebulae

Data Description:

The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposals 11090 and 11093: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI).

High-level Science Products are available from the Heritage MAST webpage.

Instrument:

WFPC2

Filters:

F502N ([O III]), F656N (Halpha), and F658N ([N II])

Exposure Date:

February 2007

Image Credit:

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Release Date:

September 6, 2007

Color:

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

Orientation/Scale: