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Hanny’s Voorwerp – A Space Oddity

Hanny's Voorwerp – A Space Oddity

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    09h 41m 3.79s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    34° 43' 34.2"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Hanny's Voorwerp, IC 2497
  • Release Date
    January 10, 2011
  • Science Release
    Hubble Zooms in on a Space Oddity
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  • Credit
    Illustration: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama), and the Galaxy Zoo Team

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Hubble Snaps Image of Space Oddity

Hubble Snaps Image of Space Oddity

In this image by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an unusual, ghostly green blob of gas appears to float near a normal-looking spiral galaxy. The bizarre object, dubbed Hanny's Voorwerp (Hanny's Object in Dutch), is the only visible part of a 300,000-light-year-long streamer of...

Hubble Infrared Image of Area Surrounding Hanny's Voorwerp

Hubble Infrared Image of Area Surrounding Hanny's Voorwerp

A vast number of galaxies is seen in this Hubble infrared image of the area surrounding the space oddity, Hanny's Voorwerp. Located in the constellation Leo Minor, a faint outline of the mysterious object, which is primarily visible in oxygen light, can be seen below the large...

Compass and Scale Image of Hanny's Voorwerp

Compass and Scale Image of Hanny's Voorwerp

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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