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Compass Image Infant Stars in Orion

Infant stars in Orion compass and scale image

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05:35:17
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -05:23:28
  • 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.
    1,344 light-years

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 HST observations include those from program 11548 (T. Megeath).

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    14 Nov 2009; 25 Jan, 10 Feb, 11 Aug, 2010
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F160W
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Star formation in Orion Nebula
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Outflows from infant stars
  • Release Date
    March 18, 2021
  • Science Release
    Hubble Shows Torrential Outflows from Infant Stars May Not Stop Them from Growing
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, STScI, Nolan Habel (UToledo), Tom Megeath (UToledo)

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Infant stars in Orion compass and scale image
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/IR instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. The color results from assigning an orange hue to the monochromatic (grayscale) image.

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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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