Festive nebulae
This glowing nebula, named NGC 248, is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and about 200 000 light-years from Earth. The nebula was observed with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys in September 2015, as part of a survey called the Small Magellanic cloud Investigation of Dust and Gas Evolution (SMIDGE).
Credit:NASA, ESA, STScI, K. Sandstrom (University of California, San Diego), and the SMIDGE team.
About the Image
Id: | heic1623a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 20 December 2016, 19:00 |
Related releases: | heic1623 |
Size: | 2667 x 2667 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 248 |
Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission |
Distance: | 200000 light years |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 45 22.85 |
Position (Dec): | -73° 22' 43.90" |
Field of view: | 2.22 x 2.22 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 3.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical g | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 550 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical H-Alpha | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |