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Compass File and Scale for NGC 2074

Compass File and Scale for NGC 2074

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05h 39m 2.44s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -69° 29' 38.01"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Dorado
  • Distance
    DistanceThe 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.
    170,000 light-years (52 kiloparsecs)
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    This image is 150 arcseconds (120 light-years or 40 parsecs) wide.

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: 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.
    HST Proposal: 11807 M. Livio, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, L. Frattare, and D. Taylor (STScI). Additional image processing by A. Bowers and B. Ferguson (STScI).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFPC2
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    August 10, 2008
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F673N ([S II]), and F606W (V)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 2074
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud
  • Release Date
    August 11, 2008
  • Science Release
    Hubble Unveils Colorful and Turbulent Star-Birth Region on 100,000th Orbit Milestone
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI)

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Compass File and Scale for NGC 2074
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges matching the emission of specific chemical elements. One filter was used to sample a broad wavelength randge in the visible. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F502N ([O III]) Green: F656N (H-alpha) Maroon: F673N ([S II]) White: F606W (V)

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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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