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December 6, 2000 01:00 AM (EST)

News Release Number: STScI-2000-36

Ghostly Reflections in the Pleiades

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About this Object

Object Name:	Barnard's Merope Nebula, IC 349
Object Description:	Reflection Nebula in the Pleiades
Position (J2000):	R.A. 03^h 46^m 21.30^s Dec. +23° 56' 28.0"
Constellation:	Taurus
Mean Surface Brightness:	~18.5 V magnitudes/square arcsecond
Distance:	380 light-years
Dimensions:	The image frame is 3400 astronomical units (0.05 light-years) wide. The nebula is 3500 astronomical units (0.06 light-years) away from the bright star Merope, located at the upper right, just outside the frame.

About the Data

Instrument:	WFPC2
Exposure Dates:	September 19, 1999
Exposure Time:	18.3 minutes
Filters:	Red F814W (I), Green F555W (V), Blue F439W (B)
Principal Astronomers:	G. Herbig, T. Simon (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii)

About this Image

Image Credit:	NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Release Date:	December 6, 2000 1:00 a.m. (EST)
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