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’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s 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
| 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 |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 501 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical S II | 673 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical H-alpha + NII | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |