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The Orion Nebula's Trapezium Cluster

Stsci_2000-19c_1024

stsci_2000-19c August 24th, 2000

Credit: NASA, C.R. O'Dell and S.K. Wong

A 2000 Hubble Space Telescope image of Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-19

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Orion Nebula • M42 • NGC 1976
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Star Formation; Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Distance

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15,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 15.9s; DEC = -5° 23’ 30.3”
Orientation: North is 1.5° CW
Field of View: 2.4 x 2.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (OIII)	502.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (NII)	658.0 nm

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ID: 2000-19c
Subject Category: B.4.1.2 B.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976
Credits: NASA, C.R. O'Dell and S.K. Wong

Release Date: 2000-08-24T00:00:00
Lightyears: 15,000
Redshift: 15,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-19

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: OIII, Halpha, NII
Central Wavelength: 502, 656, 658

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 83.81634003472, -5.39175447056
Reference Dimension: 700.00, 701.00

Reference Pixel: 406.56443145767, 203.01925340458
Scale: -0.00005632250, 0.00005632250
Rotation: -1.47060720071
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1257.67 1340.08 206.07 329.49 1429.27 1340.08 289.76 331.08 1307.34 1145.90 232.55 234.67 1333.07 1730.41 238.30 522.86 1206.11 1867.95 173.33 589.44 861.98 1826.67 4.45 564.68 Center Pixel Coordinates: 350.00 83.81975650409 350.50 -5.38346927972

Creator (Curator): STScI
URL: http://hubblesite.org
Name: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email: outreach@stsci.edu

Telephone: 410-338-4444
Address: 3700 San Martin Drive
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: USA
Rights: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p0019c-f-700x701.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0019c-f-700x701.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2000/19

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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