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About the Object	Object Name: Henize 206 Object Type: Star formation region in an emission nebula Position (J2000): RA: 05h31m15.2s Dec: -71d03m58s Distance: 163,000 light-years (50 kiloparsecs) Constellation: Dorado (the Dolphinfish)
About the Data	Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/V. Gorjian(JPL) Instrument: IRAC, MIPS Wavelength:    IRAC: 3.6-4.5 microns (blue), 5.8 microns (cyan), 8.0 microns (green)    MIPS: 24 microns (red) Exposure Date:    November 21, 2003 (IRAC)    November 24 , 2003 (MIPS) Exposure Time:    36 seconds per position (IRAC)    80 seconds per position (MIPS) Image Scale: 19.3 x 19.3 arcmin Orientation: North is 26.8 degrees counter clockwise from vertical Release Date: March 8, 2004
Observers	Varoujan Gorjian (JPL/California Institute of Technology) Michael Werner (JPL/California Institute of Technology) Jeremy Mould (National Optical Astronomy Observatory) Luisa Rebull (SSC/California Institute of Technology) Jason Surace (SSC/California Institute of Technology) Karl Gordon (University of Arizona)

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