Stingray Nebula and SAO 244567
This image of the Stingray nebula, a planetary nebula 2700 light-years from Earth, was taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) in 1998. In the centre of the nebula the fast evolving star SAO 244567 is located. Observations made within the last 45 years showed that the surface temperature of the star increased by almost 40 000 degree Celsius. Now new observations of the spectra of the star have revealed that SAO 244567 has started to cool again.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA
About the Image
| Id: | heic1618a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 September 2016, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1618 |
| Size: | 906 x 906 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SAO 244567, Stingray Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 2700 light years |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Category: | Nebulae Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 16 21.07 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 29' 23.28" |
| Field of view: | 0.12 x 0.12 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 47.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical | 487 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical | 588 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical | 631 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical | 673 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |