OH231.8+4.2 - Rotten Egg Nebula
Color-mapped K-band (F205W)
Credit:NASA,ESA, William B. Latter (SIRTF Science Center/California Institute of Technology), John H. Bieging (University of Arizona), Casey Meakin (University of Arizona), A.G.G.M. Tielens (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute), Aditya Dayal (IPAC/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Joseph L. Hora (Center for Astrophysics), and Douglas M. Kelly (University of Arizona).
About the Image
| Id: | heic9903e |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 19 October 1999, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic9903 |
| Size: | 345 x 883 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Calabash Nebula, IRAS 07399-1435, Rotten Egg Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 4500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared K | 2.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |