HST/ACS Visible-Light Image of the Cone Nebula With Outline of the NICMOS Infrared-Light Image

HST/ACS Visible-Light Image of the Cone Nebula With Outline of the NICMOS Infrared-Light Image

Credits

NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M. Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team and ESA

About The Object
Object Name Cone Nebula, NGC 2264
Object Description Gaseous Pillar in the Milky Way Galaxy
R.A. Position 06h 41m 6.0s
Dec. Position 09° 52' 59.99"
Constellation Monoceros
Distance About 2,500 light-years (770 parsecs)
Dimensions The image is roughly 3.1 arcminutes (2.25 light-years or 0.7 parsecs) across.
About The Data
Data Description Principal Astronomers: NASA and the ACS Science Team (H. Ford, G. Illingworth, M. Clampin, G. Hartig, T. Allen, K. Anderson, F. Bartko, N. Benitez, J. Blakeslee, R. Bouwens, T. Broadhurst, R. Brown, C. Burrows, . Campbell, E. Cheng, N. Cross, P. Feldman, M. Franx, D. Golimowski, C. Gronwall, R. Kimble, J. Krist, M. Lesser, D. Magee, A. Martel, W. J. McCann, G. Meurer, G. Miley, M. Postman, P. Rosati, M. Sirianni, W. Sparks, P. Sullivan, H. Tran, Z. Tsvetanov, R. White, and R. Woodruff)
Instrument HST>ACS/WFC
Exposure Dates April 2, 2002, Exposure Time: 3.4 hours
Filters F435W (B), F658N (H-alpha), F814W (I)
About The Image
Compass Image HST/ACS Visible-Light Image of the Cone Nebula With Outline of the NICMOS Infrared-Light Image
About The Object
Object Name A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Object Description The type of astronomical object.
R.A. Position Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
Constellation One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Distance The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Dimensions The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description
  • Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Instrument The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
Image Credit The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content.
Publication Date The date and time the release content became public.
Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.

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