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Proplyd in Orion Nebula
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.05h 35m 17.29s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-5° 23' 27.99"
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Orion
- 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.About 1,500 light-years (460 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.Principal Astronomers: J. Bally (University of Colorado, Boulder), H. Throop (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder), C.R. O’Dell (Vanderbilt University) - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>WFPC2
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.February 26, 1998 and January 11, 1999
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Orion Nebula, NGC 1976, M42
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Protoplanetary Disks in the Orion Molecular Cloud
- Release DateApril 26, 2001
- Science Release‘Survivor’ Planets: Astronomers Witness First Steps of Planet Growth – and Destruction
- Credit
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
