Space Phenomenon Imitates Art in Universe's Version of van Gogh Painting

Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: V838 Monocerotis Object Description: Nova-like variable star and surrounding light echo Position (J2000): R.A. 07h 04m 04.8s Dec. ?03° 50' 50" Constellation: Monoceros Distance: The star is ~20,000 light-years (~6 kiloparsecs) away. Dimensions: This image is 2.4 arcminutes (13.6 light-years or 4.2 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: These data are from the HST program 10089: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and T. Royle (STScI). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): February 8, 2004 Exposure Time: 1.8 hours Filters: F435W ("B"), F606W ("V"), F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: March 4, 2004 Orientation: [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2004/10/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-2004-10c
NASA Identifier: SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2004-10c