Bat Shadow
This image shows only the feature which was nicknamed the Bat Shadow. It is the shadow of a protoplanetary disc orbiting the star in the centre of the image.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic1819d |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 October 2018, 18:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1819 |
| Size: | 1446 x 1248 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HBC 672, Serpens nebula |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection |
| Distance: | 1300 light years |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 29 56.79 |
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| Position (Dec): | 1° 14' 44.92" |
| Field of view: | 0.72 x 0.62 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 12.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.64 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |