The Orion Nebula spied by Hawk-I

The central region of the Orion Nebula (M42, NGC 1976) as seen in the near-infrared by the High Acuity Wide field K-band Imager (HAWK-I) instrument at ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:orion-hawk-i
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:3 december 2009 23:20
Grootte:1810 x 1780 px

Over het object

Naam:Messier 42, Orion Nebula
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Afstand:1400 lichtjaren
Constellation:Orion
Categorie:Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 35 23.06
Position (Dec):-5° 24' 19.40"
Field of view:3.21 x 3.16 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Infrarood
K
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I