Jet from Young Star
Tip to tip, this jet spans slightly more than a light-year. The fountainhead of this structure - the young star - lies midway between the jet, and is hidden from view behind a dark cloud of dust. The nearly symmetrical blobs of gas at either end are where the jet has slammed into interstellar gas.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | HH 1, HH 2 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Jet |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 36 23.52 |
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| Position (Dec): | -6° 46' 18.95" |
| Field of view: | 2.64 x 2.64 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 18.9° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical H-Alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical continuum | 702 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |