Thackeray's Globules in IC 2944

Technical facts about this news release: About this Object Object Name: Thackeray's Globules in IC 2944 Object Type: Dark clouds in the HII star-forming region, IC 2944 Position (J2000): R.A. 11h 38m 23s Dec. -63° 20' 41.5" Constellation: Centaurus Distance: About 1,800 pc (5,900 light-years) Dimensions: The largest cloud is a transposition of two overlapping clouds, each approximately 50 arcseconds in length. At the distance of IC 2944, these dimensions correspond to lengths of ~ 1.4 light-years. About the Data Note: This image was created from WFPC2 archival data from the science programs by B. Reipurth (Prop. 7381) and from recently executed observations by the Hubble Heritage Team (K. Noll; Prop. 8887). Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Dates: February 7, 1999; February 11, 2001 Exposure Time: 51 minutes Filters: F439W (B), F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha), F675W (R) Principal Astronomers: B. Reipurth (University of Hawaii), S. Heathcote (CTIO, Chile), and A. Raga from UNAM (Mexico) The Hubble Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, J. Lee, Z. Levay, T. Royle (STScI) About this Image Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: January 3, 2002 Orientation/Scale: Thackeray's Globules: Dense, Opaque Dust Clouds in Star-Forming Region IC 2944 [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2002/01/images/a/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] What is Hubble Heritage? A monthly showcase of new and archival Hubble images. Go to the Heritage site. Back to top [ #top ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2002-01a

NASA Identifier: SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2002-01a