Bipolar planetary nebula Hubble 12

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eso_eso1338c September 4th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA Acknowledgement: Josh Barrington

This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows an example of a bipolar planetary nebula. This object, which is known as Hubble 12 and also catalogued as PN G111.8-02.8, lies in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The striking shape of Hubble 12, reminiscent of a butterfly or an hourglass, was formed as a Sun-like star approached the end of its life and puffed its outer layers into the surrounding space. For bipolar nebulae, this material is funnelled towards the poles of the ageing star, creating the distinctive double-lobed structure. Observations using the NTT and Hubble have found that bipolar planetary nebulae located towards the central bulge of our Milky Way appear to be strangely aligned in the sky — a surprising result given their varied and chaotic formation.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1338c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
PN G111.8-02.8
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Planetary
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 26m 14.7s
DEC = 58° 10’ 56.8”
Orientation
North is 30.7° CCW
Field of View
0.5 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet (U) 439.0 nm
Purple Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) 502.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Cyan Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 656.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 658.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 675.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Purple
Green
Cyan
Red
Orange
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ID
eso1338c
Subject Category
C.4.1.3  
Subject Name
PN G111.8-02.8
Credits
NASA, ESA Acknowledgement: Josh Barrington
Release Date
2013-09-04T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1338c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Purple, Green, Cyan, Red, Orange
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
U, B, V, R, R, I
Central Wavelength
439, 502, 555, 656, 658, 675
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
351.561155284, 58.1824384429
Reference Dimension
595.0, 541.0
Reference Pixel
297.0, 270.0
Scale
-1.38078918972e-05, 1.38078918972e-05
Rotation
30.74
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1338c
Metadata Date
2013-08-28T17:07:25+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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