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Star-forming Region IC 348 Around Protostar LRLL 54361 – Spitzer

Star-forming Region IC 348 Around Protostar LRLL 54361 – Spitzer

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    03h 43m 50.99s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    32° 2' 48.0"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Perseus
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    LRLL 54361, L54361
  • Release Date
    February 7, 2013
  • Science Release
    Strobe-Like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary Protostar
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, J. Muzerolle (STScI), E. Furlan (NOAO and Caltech), K. Flaherty (University of Arizona/Steward Observatory), Z. Balog (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), and R. Gutermuth (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

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Protostar LRLL 54361

Protostar LRLL 54361

NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes have teamed up to uncover a mysterious infant star that behaves like a police strobe light. [Left] – This is a false-color, infrared-light Spitzer image of LRLL 54361 inside the star-forming region IC 348 located 950 light-years away....

Protostar LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble

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Artist's Impression of Pulsating Object LRLL 54361

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LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble

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LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble – Dec. 7, 2010

LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble – Dec. 7, 2010

LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble – Dec. 11, 2010

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Strobe-like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary Protostar

Strobe-Like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary Protostar

This video, created from a sequence of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pulse of light emanating from the protostellar object LRLL 54361. Most if not all of this light results from scattering off circumstellar dust in the protostellar envelope. An apparent edge-on...

Strobe-like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary Protostar (Annotated)

Strobe-Like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary Protostar (Annotated)

This video, created from a sequence of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pulse of light emanating from the protostellar object LRLL 54361. Most if not all of this light results from scattering off circumstellar dust in the protostellar envelope. An apparent edge-on...

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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