NICMOS Peers Through Dust to Reveal Young Stellar Disks. A View of Haro 6-5B
This image of the young star Haro 6-5B shows two bright regions separated by a dark lane. As seen in the WFPC2 image of the same object, the bright regions represent starlight reflecting from the upper and lower surfaces of the disk, which is thicker at its edges than its center. However, the infrared view reveals the young star just above the dust lane.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Haro 6-5B |
|---|---|
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk |
| Distance: | 450 light years |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Category: | Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 22 0.70 |
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| Position (Dec): | 26° 57' 32.32" |
| Field of view: | 0.17 x 0.17 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 131.8° left of vertical |
View in ESASky:
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |
| Infrared K | 2.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |