Proplyd in Orion Nebula

stsci_2001-13c April 26th, 2001

Credit: NASA/ESA, J. Bally (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO), H. Throop (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN)

A 2001 Hubble Space Telescope image of Orion Nebula, NGC 1976, M42.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-13

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Orion Nebula • NGC 1976 • M42
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Appearance > Dark > Proplyd

Distance

1,500 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 17.3s; DEC = -5° 23’ 28.0”
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical	-
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical	-

ID: 2001-13c
Subject Category: C.4.2.3.3
Subject Name: Orion Nebula, NGC 1976, M42
Credits: NASA/ESA, J. Bally (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO), H. Throop (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN)

Release Date: 2001-04-26T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1,500
Redshift: 1,500
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-13

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

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

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 83.82204167, -5.39110833
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Quality: Position
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p0113c-f-357x357.tif

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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2001/13

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

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1,500 light years