NGC 2346

noirlab_gemini-2013-ngc2346-legacy June 30th, 2020

Credit: International Gemini Observatory, Letizia Stanghellini (National Optical Astronomy Observatory) and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)

This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system reveals the fine detail inside NGC 2346, a planetary nebula informaly also known as the 'Butterfly Nebula.' At the center of the nebula is a binary star system.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini-2013-ngc2346-legacy/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Butterfly Nebula • NGC 2346

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 7h 9m 23.0s; DEC = 0° 48’ 33.5”
Orientation: North is 90.3° CCW
Field of View: 1.4 x 1.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Monoceros

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Gemini-S (GeMS)	Infrared (H2(1-0))	2.1 µm
Gemini-S (GeMS)	Infrared (H I Brγ)	2.2 µm
Gemini-S (GeMS)	Infrared (H2(2-1))	2.2 µm

ID: gemini-2013-ngc2346-legacy
Subject Category
Subject Name: Butterfly Nebula, NGC 2346
Credits: International Gemini Observatory, Letizia Stanghellini (National Optical Astronomy Observatory) and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)

Release Date: 2020-06-30T21:55:20
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini-2013-ngc2346-legacy/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument: GeMS, GeMS, GeMS
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: H2(1-0), H I Brγ, H2(2-1)
Central Wavelength: 2122, 2166, 2248

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 107.345824883, -0.809315977589
Reference Dimension: 4233.0, 4145.0

Reference Pixel: 2116.5, 2072.5
Scale: -5.41410434145e-06, 5.41410434145e-06
Rotation: 90.319999999999766
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
Name: Gemini Observatory/AURA
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Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: gemini-2013-ngc2346-legacy

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/gemini-2013-ngc2346-legacy.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:25.675109
Metadata Version: 1.1

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