Edge-On Protoplanetary Disc in the Orion Nebula
Resembling an interstellar Frisbee, this is a disk of dust seen edge-on around a newborn star in the Orion nebula, located 1, 500 light-years away. Because the disk is edge-on, the star is largely hidden inside, in this striking Hubble Space Telescope picture.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 42, NGC 1976, Orion Proplyd |
|---|---|
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Protostar Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Category: | Stars |
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 |