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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: HD 44179, "Red Rectangle" Object Description: Bipolar proto-planetary nebula Position (J2000): R.A. 06h 19m 58s.22 Dec. -10° 38' 14".7 Constellation: Monoceros Distance: 2,300 light-years (700 parsecs) Dimensions: This image is 35 arcseconds (24,000 Astronomical Units or 0.4 light-years or 0.1 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: These data are taken from the HST proposal 7297: H. Van Winckel (Catholic University of Leuven), H.E. Bond (STScI) , M. Cohen (Radio Astronomy Laboratory, UC Berkley), C. Waelkens (Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, K.U.Leuven), L.B.F.M. Waters (Universiteit van Amsterdam), T.R.Gull (NASA/GSFC). Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): March 17, 1999 Exposure Time: 0.9 hours Filters: F467M (Str¯_¯_¯_mgren "b"), F502N ([O III]), F588N (He I & Na I), F622W, F631N ([O I]) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Van Winckel (Catholic University of Leuven) and M. Cohen (University of California, Berkeley) Release Date: May 11, 2004 Orientation: Dying Star HD 44179, the [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2004/11/images/a/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2004-11b
NASA Identifier: SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2004-11b