Hubble Camera Resumes Science Operation With Picture Of 'Butterfly' In Space
The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) is back at work, capturing this black-and-white image of the 'butterfly wing'-shaped nebula, NGC 2346. The nebula is about 2, 000 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Monoceros. It represents the spectacular 'last gasp' of a binary star system at the nebula's center.
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About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 07068-0043, NGC 2346 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 9 23.18 |
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| Position (Dec): | 0° 48' 19.25" |
| Field of view: | 2.27 x 2.34 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 37.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Optical V | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |