WFPC2 V and I image of NGC 6369

Esahubble_opo0225b_1024

esahubble_opo0225b November 7th, 2002

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

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has caught a glimpse of a cosmic ghost, the glowing remains of a dying star called NGC 6369. The glowing apparition is known to amateur astronomers as the 'Little Ghost Nebula', because it appears as a small, ghostly cloud surrounding the faint, dying central star.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0225b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 17262-2343 Little Ghost Nebula NGC 6369
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Planetary
Esahubble_opo0225b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 29m 20.5s
DEC = -23° 45’ 34.3”
Orientation
North is 137.5° CW
Field of View
0.5 x 0.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Ophiuchus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Esahubble_opo0225b_1280
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ID
opo0225b
Subject Category
B.4.1.3  
Subject Name
IRAS 17262-2343, Little Ghost Nebula, NGC 6369
Credits
NASA/ESA and H. Bond (STScI)
Release Date
2002-11-07T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0225b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
I, V
Central Wavelength
814, 606
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
262.335235642, -23.7595305221
Reference Dimension
369.0, 400.0
Reference Pixel
184.5, 200.0
Scale
-2.36976234402e-05, 2.36976234402e-05
Rotation
-137.50000000000014
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
opo0225b
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:41:16.322815
Metadata Version
1.1
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