Image-field position and adopted distance
Flame Nebula image-field center is placed at J2000 RA 5.7 h, Dec -1.7° in Orion, at an adopted distance of 1,500 light-years.
Also known as NGC 2024, Flame.
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Flame Nebula image-field center is placed at J2000 RA 5.7 h, Dec -1.7° in Orion, at an adopted distance of 1,500 light-years.
Flame Nebula (star-forming emission nebula; central source Flame Nebula, embedded stellar population): projected footprint at the adopted distance 12.7 × 13.3 light-years; outer radius used for arrival 6.6 light-years.
The VISTA field includes surrounding Orion nebulosity. The destination aperture emphasizes the Flame; bright stellar halos are observation features. Projected structure follows the credited observation at its published angular scale and an approximate adopted distance. Shallow depth is illustrative, not measured tomography. The source palette is preserved; brightness is adjusted for the navigable view.