Protoplanetary Disc
A Hubble Space Telescope view of a very young star (between 300, 000 and a million years of age) surrounded by material left over from the star's formation. The cool, reddish star is about one fifth the mass of our Sun.
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | M 42, Messier 42, NGC 1976, Orion Proplyd |
|---|---|
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Proplyd |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical NII | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |