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Compass and Scale Image of HH 110

Compass and Scale Image of HH 110

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05h 51m 24.91s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    02° 54' 51.84"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Orion
  • Distance
    DistanceThe 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.
    1,300 light-years (400 parsecs)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data 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 proposals 10483: PI: B. Reipurth (University of Hawaii) and 12326: K. Noll (Hubble Heritage Team).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC, HST>WFC3/UVIS, and HST>WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    January 21, 2004 and April 25, 2011, Exposure Time: 2.6 hours
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    WFC3/IR F110W (J), and F160W (H), ACS/WFC F658N (H-alpha), and WFC3/UVIS F814W (I)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    HH 110
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Herbig-Haro Object
  • Release Date
    July 3, 2012
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Hubble Views a Cosmic Skyrocket
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

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Compass and Scale Image of HH 110
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS and WFC3 instruments. 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: Blue: F814W (I) Cyan: F658N (H-alpha) Green: F110W (J) Red: F160W (H)

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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