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Papillon Nebula N159-5

Papillon Nebula N159-5
An image of the Papillon nebula (N159-5) as seen in Halpha emission, showing the internal morphology of the butterfly-shaped HII region.

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05h 39m 38.99s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -69° 44' 35.99"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    N159
  • Release Date
    June 10, 1999
  • Science Release
    A Butterfly-Shaped “Papillon” Nebula Yields Secrets of Massive Star Birth
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: M. Heydari-Malayeri (Paris Observatory) and NASA/ESA

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Butterfly-Shaped "Papillon" Nebula (inset) Found in Nebula N159

Butterfly-Shaped "Papillon" Nebula (inset) Found in Nebula N159

A NASA Hubble Space Telescope view of a turbulent cauldron of starbirth, called N159, taking place 170,000 light-years away in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Torrential stellar winds from hot newborn massive stars within the nebula sculpt ridges, arcs,...

Nebula N159

Nebula N159

A "true color" composite image of the LMC HII region N159 as seen by WFPC2, based on images taken with filters Halpha, (red), [OIII], (green), and Hbeta, (blue). The Papillon nebula (N159-5) is the high excitation compact object lying in the center of the smaller PC frame.

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

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