NGC 2346
This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system reveals the fine detail inside NGC 2346, a planetary nebula informaly also known as the 'Butterfly Nebula.' At the center of the nebula is a binary star system.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory, Letizia Stanghellini (National Optical Astronomy Observatory) and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
About the Image
| Id: | gemini-2013-ngc2346-legacy |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:55 p.m. |
| Size: | 4233 x 4145 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Butterfly Nebula, NGC 2346 |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 9 23.00 |
| Position (Dec): | 0° 48' 33.54" |
| Field of view: | 1.38 x 1.35 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.3° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared H2(2-1) | 2.248 μm | Gemini South GeMS |
| Infrared H I Brγ | 2.166 μm | Gemini South GeMS |
| Infrared H2(1-0) | 2.122 μm | Gemini South GeMS |