Planetary Nebula IC 3568

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Description

In 1977, the newly functioning VLA was used to map the radio emission from shells of hot gas, known as planetary nebulae, ejected from dying stars. The intensity of the radiation is denoted by color, which ranges from red (brightest) to blue (faintest). The effective angular size of the array's beam is shown in the inset.

Creator

Legacy Astronomical Images

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF does not hold full copyright for this image. Contact the archivist for details.

Type

Legacy Astronomical Image

Object Name

IC 3568

Investigators

R.M. Hjellming, R.C. Bignell, B. Balick

Telescope

Very Large Array (VLA)

Observation Date

1977-07-00

Type of Observation

continuum

Band

C

Wavelength

6 cm

Frequency

5.0 GHz

Center of Image

RA 12:33:6.871, Dec: 82:33:48.950 (J2000)

Field of View

0.013889 x 0.008333 degrees

Link to journal article

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1987AJ.....94..948B/abstract

Notes

Contact the archivist for a high resolution tif of this image.

Series

Galactic Sources Series

Unit

Planetary Nebulae Unit

Citation

Legacy Astronomical Images, “Planetary Nebula IC 3568,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed November 19, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/33467.