Hubbles Observation of the Stingray Nebula in 2016

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esahubble_heic2020c December 3rd, 2020

Credit: NASA, ESA, B. Balick (University of Washington), M. Guerrero (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía), and G. Ramos-Larios (Universidad de Guadalajara)

Archival data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the nebula Hen 3-1357, nicknamed the Stingray nebula, has faded precipitously over just the past two decades. Witnessing such a swift rate of change in a planetary nebula is exceedingly rare, say researchers. This image captured by Hubble in 2016 shows how the nebula has drastically dimmed in brightness and changed shape. The young nebula no longer pops against the black velvet background of the distant Universe.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic2020c/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Stingray Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Planetary
Esahubble_heic2020c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 16m 21.1s
DEC = -59° 29’ 23.9”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Ara

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (N II) 658.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (O III) 502.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
heic2020c
Subject Category
B.4.1.3  
Subject Name
Stingray Nebula
Credits
NASA, ESA, B. Balick (University of Washington), M. Guerrero (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía), and G. Ramos-Larios (Universidad de Guadalajara)
Release Date
2020-12-03T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/heic2020c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
N II, H-alpha, O III
Central Wavelength
658, 656, 502
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
259.087723112, -59.4899671768
Reference Dimension
897.0, 900.0
Reference Pixel
448.5, 450.0
Scale
-1.88047846354e-06, 1.88047846354e-06
Rotation
-0.16000000000000816
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
heic2020c
Metadata Date
2020-10-08T16:41:38+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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