Nebula NGC 5189

Noirlab_gemini0605b_1024

noirlab_gemini0605b June 4th, 2006

Credit: International Gemini Observatory

NGC 5189 imaged at Gemini South. NGC 5189, a chaotic-looking planetary nebula that lies about 550 parsecs (1,800 light-years) away in the southern hemisphere constellation Musca, is a parallelogram-shaped cloud of glowing gas. The GMOS image of this nebula shows long streamers of gas, glowing dust clouds, and cometary knots pointing away from the central star. Its unruly appearance suggests some extraordinary action at the heart of this planetary nebula.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0605b/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 5189
Noirlab_gemini0605b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 33m 32.9s
DEC = -65° 58’ 34.7”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
5.0 x 5.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Musca

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Gemini-S (GMOS-S) Optical (Sll) 672.0 nm
Blue Gemini-S (GMOS-S) Optical (Olll) 499.0 nm
Orange Gemini-S (GMOS-S) Optical (Ha) 656.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Blue
Orange
Noirlab_gemini0605b_1280
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ID
gemini0605b
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 5189
Credits
International Gemini Observatory
Release Date
2006-06-04T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0605b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument
GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S
Color Assignment
Red, Blue, Orange
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Sll, Olll, Ha
Central Wavelength
672, 499, 656
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
203.387190154, -65.9763154492
Reference Dimension
2376.0, 2376.0
Reference Pixel
1188.0, 1188.0
Scale
-3.49857658697e-05, 3.49857658697e-05
Rotation
-0.019999999999999993
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
gemini0605b
Metadata Date
2006-06-13T11:59:55-10:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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