Planetary Nebula Hen 2-428

Colour composite of some of the first astronomical exposures obtained by YEPUN . The object is the planetary nebula Hen 2-428 that is located at a distance of 6,000-8,000 light-years and seen in a dense sky field, only 2° from the main plane of the Milky Way. As other planetary nebulae, it is caused by a dying star (the bluish object at the centre) that shreds its outer layers. The image is based on exposures through three optical filtres: B(lue) (10 min exposure, seeing 0.9 arcsec; here rendered as blue), V(isual) (5 min; 0.9 arcsec; green) and R(ed) (3 min; 0.9 arcsec; red). The field measures 88 x 78 arcsec 2 (1 pixel = 0.09 arcsec). North is to the lower right and East is to the lower left. The 5-day old Moon was about 90° away in the sky that was accordingly bright. The zenith angle was 44°.

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Sobre la imagen

Identificador:eso0028a
Tipo:Observación
Fecha de publicación:4 de Septiembre de 2000
Noticias relacionadas:eso0028
Tamaño:978 x 864 px

Sobre el objeto

Nombre:Hen 2-428
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary
Distancia:7000 años luz
Constellation:Aquila
Categoría:Nebulae

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):19 13 5.24
Position (Dec):15° 46' 40.13"

Colores y filtros

BandaTelescopio
Óptico
B
Very Large Telescope
Óptico
V
Very Large Telescope
Óptico
R
Very Large Telescope