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Orion Nebula (1995)

Orion Nebula (1995)

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05h 35m 17.29s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -5° 23' 27.99"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Orion
  • 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.
    1,500 light-years (460 parsecs)
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    2.5 light-years 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.
    Principal Astronomer: C. Robert O'Dell (Vanderbilt University)
  • 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.
    January 1994 and March 1995
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Orion Nebula, NGC 1976, M42
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Emission Nebula
  • Release Date
    March 6, 2002
  • Science Release
    A Bow Shock Near a Young Star
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA and C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University)

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Orion Nebula (1995)
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Blue: oxygen Green: hydrogen Red: nitrogen

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

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