The Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 seen with ESO’s New Technology Telescope
This image from ESO's New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 as jets emerging from a star-forming dark cloud. This object was the target of a study using ALMA during the Early Science phase.
Credit:ESO/Bo Reipurth
About the Image
| Id: | eso1336c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 August 2013, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1336 |
| Related announcements: | ann15076 |
| Size: | 1793 x 2470 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HH 46, HH 47 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Outflow |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 8 25 44.37 |
| Position (Dec): | -51° 0' 25.76" |
| Field of view: | 7.53 x 10.37 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 422 nm | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical V | 542 nm | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Infrared I | 798 nm | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical SII | 672 nm | New Technology Telescope EMMI |