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Around the Cat's Paw Nebula
Wide view centred on the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334).
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1003b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 January 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1003 |
| Size: | 6492 x 4692 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cat's Paw Nebula, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), NGC 6334 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission • X - Nebulae • X - Stars |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17h 19m 58.02s |
| Position (Dec): | -35° 57' 47.06" |
| Field of view: | 107.46 x 77.66 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 4.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
445 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I |
806 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
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