Nebula NGC 6164-5

NGC 6164-5 imaged at Gemini South. The emission nebula NGC 6164-5 is a rectangular, bipolar cloud with rounded corners and a diagonal bar producing an inverted S-shaped appearance. It lies about 1,300 parsecs (4,200 light-years) away in the constellation Norma. The nebula measures about 1.3 parsecs (4.2 light-years) across, and contains gases ejected by the star HD 148937 at its heart. This star is 40 times more massive than the Sun, and at about three to four million years of age, is past the middle of its life span. Stars this massive usually live to be only about six million years old, so HD 148397 is aging fast. It will likely end its life in a violent supernova explosion.

Créditos:

International Gemini Observatory

About the Image

Id:gemini0605a
Tipo:Observation
Release date:4 de Junio de 2006
Related releases:gemini0605
Size:3340 x 3153 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:NGC 6164, NGC 6165
Distance:3500 light years
Constellation:Norma
Categoría:Nebulae

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):16 33 52.95
Posición (Dec):-48° 6' 37.86"
Campo visual:5.79 x 5.47 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 175.5° left of vertical


Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
OIII
499 nmGemini South
GMOS-S
Optical
H-alpha
656 nmGemini South
GMOS-S
Optical
SII
672 nmGemini South
GMOS-S