Hubble's Variable Nebula, NGC 2261
This is an image of Hubble's Variable Nebula, found in the constellation Monoceros. The image was taken at the Kitt Peak National Observatory 0.9-meter telescope in 1968. North is to the right.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02189 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Hubble's Variable Nebula, NGC 2261 |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 6 39 5.87 |
| Position (Dec): | 8° 42' 38.14" |
| Field of view: | 12.47 x 9.86 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.6° right of vertical |
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