Wide-field view of the sky around the young star HL Tauri
This image shows the region in which HL Tauri is situated. HL Tauri is part of one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth and there are many young stars, as well as clouds of dust, in its vicinity. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1436g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 November 2014, 13:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2404, eso1436 |
| Size: | 7372 x 7920 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HL Tauri |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 32 9.89 |
| Position (Dec): | 18° 16' 19.32" |
| Field of view: | 123.74 x 132.94 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.4° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical O-emulsion | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical E-emulsion | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |