Hubble-X in galaxy NGC 6822

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esahubble_opo0101a January 4th, 2001

Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

The saying 'X' marks the spot holds true in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image where Hubble-X marks the location of a dramatic burst of star formation, very much like the Orion Nebula in our Milky Way galaxy, but on a vastly greater scale. Hubble-X is a glowing gas cloud, one of the most active star-forming regions within galaxy NGC 6822. The name Hubble-X does not refer to the shape of the gas cloud, but rather is derived from a catalog of objects in this particular galaxy.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0101a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Barnard's Galaxy Hubble-X NGC 6822
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Galaxy > Type > Barred
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 45m 5.0s
DEC = -14° 43’ 20.0”
Orientation
North is 305.8° CCW
Field of View
1.1 x 1.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-beta) 487.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
opo0101a
Subject Category
C.4.1.2   C.5.1.2   C.5.1.6  
Subject Name
Barnard's Galaxy, Hubble-X, NGC 6822
Credits
NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date
2001-01-04T07:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0101a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, OIII, H-beta
Central Wavelength
656, 502, 487
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
296.270949827, -14.7222215697
Reference Dimension
658.0, 606.0
Reference Pixel
329.0, 303.0
Scale
-2.76497320374e-05, 2.76497320374e-05
Rotation
305.82000000000033
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo0101a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:17:03+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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