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About
this Object
Object
Name: |
S106, Sh2-106, Sharpless 2-106 |
Object Description: |
Star-Forming Region |
Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 20h 27m 27s.10
Dec. +37° 22' 39".0 |
Constellation: |
Cygnus |
Distance: |
About 2000 light-years (600 parsecs) |
Dimensions: |
The image is 2.9 arcminutes (1.7 light-years or 0.5 parsecs) wide. |
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About
the Data
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Data Description: |
The image was created from Hubble data from proposal 12326: K. Noll, Z. Levay, M. Livio, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, M. Mutchler, and T. Borders (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI).
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Instrument and Filters: |
WFC3/UVIS: F657N (H-alpha)
WFC3/IR:
F110 (J) and F160 (H) |
Filters: |
F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I) |
Exposure
Date: |
February 12-13, 2011 |
Exposure
Time: |
1.3 hours |
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About
this Image
Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
Release
Date: |
December 15, 2011 |
Color: |
This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the WFC3 instrument
on the Hubble Space Telescope using three broadband filters. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image.
In this case, the assigned colors are:
F160W (H) |
red |
F110W (J) |
cyan |
F657N (H-alpha) |
blue |
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