NGC 5315

This image is a part of the Hubble Gallery of Planetary Nebulae.

Credit:

Howard Bond (ST ScI) and NASA/ESA

About the Image

NASA press release
Id:opo9738c14
Type:Observation
Release date:17 December 1997, 06:00
Size:426 x 425 px

About the Object

Name:IRAS 13501-6616, NGC 5315
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary
Distance:8000 light years
Constellation:Circinus
Category:Nebulae

Image Formats

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Coordinates

Position (RA):13 53 57.14
Position (Dec):-66° 30' 50.82"
Field of view:0.32 x 0.32 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 148.4° right of vertical


Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
V
555 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2
Infrared
I
814 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2

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