New Hubble image of Kleinmann-Low Nebula
This composite image of the Kleinmann-Low Nebula, part of the Orion Nebula complex, is composed of several pointings of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in optical and near-infrared light. Infrared light allows to peer through the dust of the nebula and to see the stars therein. The revealed stars are shown with a bright red colour in the image.
With this image, showing the central region of the Orion Nebula, scientists were looking for rogue planets and brown dwarfs. As side-effect they found a fast-moving runaway star.
Credit:NASA, ESA/Hubble
About the Image
Id: | heic1705a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 17 March 2017, 18:00 |
Related releases: | heic1705 |
Size: | 4699 x 3132 px |
About the Object
Name: | Orion Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 1400 light years |
Constellation: | Orion |
Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
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Publication TIFF 4K
13.7 MB
Publication JPEG
1.3 MB
Screensize JPEG
135.9 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
188.4 KB
1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 35 14.65 |
Position (Dec): | -5° 23' 36.63" |
Field of view: | 7.84 x 5.22 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical i | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared CH_4 | 1.39 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |