Bat Shadow (2018 Observation)
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:NASA, ESA, K. Pontoppidan
About the Image
| Id: | heic2012a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 June 2020, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2012 |
| Size: | 3937 x 3485 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HBC 672 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 29 58.91 |
| Position (Dec): | 1° 14' 23.20" |
| Field of view: | 1.97 x 1.74 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 12.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared Fe II | 1.64 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |