STScI-PRC00-36
December
6, 2000
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| About this Object |
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Name:
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Barnard's Merope Nebula,
IC 349 |
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Object Type
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Reflection Nebula in
the Pleiades |
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Position (J2000):
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R.A. 03h
46m 21.30s
Dec. +23° 56' 28.0" |
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Constellation:
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Taurus
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Mean Surface Brightness:
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~18.5 V magnitudes/square
arcsecond |
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Distance:
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380 light-years |
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Dimensions:
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The image frame is 3400 astronomical units (0.05 light-years)
wide.
The nebula is 3500 astronomical units (0.06 light-years) away
from the bright star Merope, located at the upper right, just
outside the frame.
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| About
the Data |
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Instrument:
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WFPC2 |
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Exposure Dates:
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September
19, 1999 |
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Total Exposure Time:
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18.3 minutes
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Principal Astronomers:
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G. Herbig,
T. Simon (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii) |
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| About this Image |
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Release Date:
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December 6,
2000 1:00 a.m. (EST) |
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Colors/Filters:
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Red:
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F814W
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I |
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Green:
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F555W
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V |
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Blue:
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F439W
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B |
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Orientation:
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