Spectacular view of V838 Monocerotis light echo

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esahubble_heic0617b October 26th, 2006

Credit: NASA, ESA and H. Bond (STScI )

The light echo around the star V838 Monocerotis as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in November 2005.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic0617b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
V838 Mon
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Type > Variable > Nova
Nebula > Appearance > Reflection > Light Echo
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 7h 4m 5.6s
DEC = -3° 50’ 41.7”
Orientation
North is 85.9° CCW
Field of View
2.5 x 2.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Monoceros

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) -
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (Pseudogreen (V+I)) -
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) -
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ID
heic0617b
Subject Category
B.3.2.1.5   B.4.2.2.1  
Subject Name
V838 Mon
Credits
NASA, ESA and H. Bond (STScI )
Release Date
2006-10-26T18:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/heic0617b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from: http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/135/2/605
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
V, Pseudogreen (V+I), I
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
106.023209373, -3.84491383207
Reference Dimension
2976.0, 3323.0
Reference Pixel
1488.0, 1661.5
Scale
-1.39211915414e-05, 1.39211915414e-05
Rotation
85.899999999999949
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0617b
Resource URL
http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/heic0617b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2006-10-26T10:14:30-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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