Planetary Nebula PNG 262.4-01.9

This is the planetary nebula PNG 262.4-01.9. A planetary nebula is a region of cosmic gas and dust formed from the cast-off outer layers of a dying star. This object is one of the many cosmic treasures found within the new 1.3 gigapixel Vela Supernova Remnant image, captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the US National Science Foundation's Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.

Credit:

CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)

About the Image

Id:noirlab2406d
Type:Observation
Release date:March 12, 2024, 8 a.m.
Related releases:noirlab2406
Size:1058 x 1058 px

About the Object

Name:PNG 262.4-01.9
Constellation:Vela
Category:Nebulae

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):8 35 40.60
Position (Dec):-43° 48' 32.22"
Field of view:4.76 x 4.76 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.9° left of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
OIII
501 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
S II
673 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
H-alpha + NII
662 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam