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To celebrate its 24th year in orbit, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has released this beautiful new image of part of NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula.
NGC 2174 lies about 6400 light-years away in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter). Hubble previously viewed this part of the sky back in 2011 — the colourful region is filled with young stars embedded within bright wisps of cosmic gas and dust.
This portion of the Monkey Head Nebula was imaged in the infrared using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
About the Object Name: NGC 2174 Type: • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region • X - Nebulae Images/Videos Distance: 6500 light years
Colours & filters Band Wavelength Telescope Infrared Y 1.05 μm Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 Infrared J 1.25 μm Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 Infrared H 1.6 μm Hubble Space Telescope WFC3.
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NGC 2174NGC 2174 ist ein H-II-Emissionsnebel im Sternbild Orion, der etwa 6400 Lichtjahre von der Erde entfernt ist. Die Größe des Nebels beträgt circa 40 Bogenminuten. Der Durchmesser beträgt 75 Lichtjahre. Er wird auch Affenkopfnebel genannt, weil er dem Kopf eines Makaken ähnlich sieht. .. weiterlesen