Protostar HH-34 in Orion
Three-colour composite of the young object Herbig-Haro 34 (HH-34), now in the protostar stage of evolution. It is based on CCD frames obtained with the FORS2 instrument in imaging mode, on November 2 and 6, 1999.
This object has a remarkable, very complicated appearance that includes two opposite jets that ram into the surrounding interstellar matter. This structure is produced by a machine-gun-like blast of "bullets" of dense gas ejected from the star at high velocities (approaching 250 km/sec). This seems to indicate that the star experiences episodic "outbursts" when large chunks of material fall onto it from a surrounding disc.
HH-34 is located at a distance of approx. 1,500 light-years, near the famous Orion Nebula, one of the most productive star birth regions. Note also the enigmatic "waterfall" to the upper left, a feature that is still unexplained.
The composite of three images was taken through three different filters : B (wavelength 429 nm; Full-Width-Half-Maximum (FWHM) 88 nm; exposure time 10 min; here rendered as blue), H-alpha (centered on the hydrogen emission line at wavelength 656 nm; FWHM 6 nm; 30 min; green) and S II (centrered at the emission lines of inonized sulphur at wavelength 673 nm; FWHM 6 nm; 30 min; red) during a period of 0.8 arcsec seeing. The field shown measures 6.8 x 6.8 arcmin and the images were recorded in frames of 2048 x 2048 pixels, each measuring 0.2 arcsec. North is up; East is left.
Crédito:ESO
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | eso9948b |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 17 de Noviembre de 1999 |
Noticias relacionadas: | eso9948 |
Tamaño: | 4961 x 4961 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | HH 34 |
Tipo: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Protostar |
Distancia: | 1500 años luz |
Constellation: | Orion |
Categoría: | Nebulae |
Formatos de imagen
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 5 35 27.97 |
Position (Dec): | -6° 25' 45.39" |
Field of view: | 6.71 x 6.71 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 1.6° a la derecha de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Longitud de onda | Telescopio |
---|---|---|
Óptico B | 429 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Óptico H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Óptico SII | 673 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |