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Compass and Scale Image of HH 24

Compass and Scale Image of HH 24

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05h 46m 8.87s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    00° 10' 11.99"
  • 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.
    1,350 light-years (414 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 of HH 24 was created from Hubble archival data from the following proposals: 9160: D. Padgett (NASA/GSFC) et al.; 11548: T. Megeath (U. Toledo) et al.; 13485: B. Reipurth (U. Hawaii) et al.
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFPC2, and HST>WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    August 4, 2001, October 13, 2009, and February 18, 2014
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F814W (I), F814W (I), F164N ([Fe II])
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Herbig-Haro 24, HH 24
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Herbig-Haro Jet
  • Release Date
    December 17, 2015
  • Science Release
    Hubble Sees the Force Awakening in a Newborn Star
    Read the release
  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

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Compass and Scale Image of HH 24
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 WFPC2 and WFC3/IR 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) Green: F814W (I) + F160W (H) Orange: F160W (H) Red: F164N ([Fe II])

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
Feb 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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