Hubble - The Ghostbuster
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has caught a glimpse of a colorful cosmic ghost, the glowing remains of a dying star called NGC 6369. The glowing apparition is known to amateur astronomers as the 'Little Ghost Nebula', because it appears as a small, ghostly cloud surrounding the faint, dying central star.
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About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6369 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 3500 light years |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 29 20.76 |
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| Position (Dec): | -23° 45' 35.66" |
| Field of view: | 1.20 x 1.20 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 42.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 439 nm |
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| Optical OIII | 502 nm |
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| Optical V | 555 nm |
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| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
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| Optical NII | 658 nm |
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| Infrared I | 814 nm |
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