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Compass and Scale Image for Protostar IRAS 20324+4057
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.20h 34m 14.11s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.41° 8' 3.54"
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Cygnus
- DistanceDistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.4,500 light-years (1,380 parsecs)
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.The image was created from Hubble data from proposal 10536: R. Sahai (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Morris (UCLA), C.S. Contreras (CSIC/INTA), M. Claussen (Associated Universities, Inc.), and S. Salim (Indiana University). The science teams include: N. Wright, J. Drake, M. Guarcello, and L. Hora (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Drew (University of Hertfordshire), R. Gutermuth (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and K. Kraemer (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/Boston College); and R. Sahai (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Morris (UCLA), and M. Claussen (Associated Universities, Inc.). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>ACS/WFC, and IPHAS>INT/WFC
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.July 22, 2006
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.ACS/WFC: F606W (V) and F814W (I) INT/WFC: H-alpha
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.IRAS 20324+4057
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Protostar in the Cygnus OB2 Association
- Release DateAugust 29, 2013
- Science ReleaseHubble Sees a Cosmic Caterpillar
- Credit
Note: Hubble data of IRAS 20324+4057 have been combined with ground-based H-alpha observations taken in 2003 with the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) to create the composite image. This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument and the Isaac Newton Telescope. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Cyan: H-alpha Blue: F606W (V) Orange: F814W (I)
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
