HH-30

Stsci_1995-24e_1024

stsci_1995-24e June 6th, 1995

Credit: C. Burrows (STScI & ESA), the WFPC 2 Investigation Definition Team, and NASA

A 1995 Hubble Space Telescope image of HH-30.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-24

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Reddish Jet of Gas Emanates From Forming Star HH-30
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Protostar

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
450 light years
Stsci_1995-24e_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 31m 39.8s
DEC = 18° 11’ 34.7”
Orientation
North is 135.5° CCW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Taurus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 675.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
1995-24e
Subject Category
B.3.1.1  
Subject Name
Reddish Jet of Gas Emanates From Forming Star HH-30
Credits
C. Burrows (STScI & ESA), the WFPC 2 Investigation Definition Team, and NASA
Release Date
1995-06-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
450
Redshift
450
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-24
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in Lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
V, R, I
Central Wavelength
555, 675, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
67.91567306806, 18.19296503500
Reference Dimension
512.00, 512.00
Reference Pixel
889.98051835339, -6116.91849346064
Scale
-0.00000405394, 0.00000405394
Rotation
135.53766859348
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1400.90 582.02 261.00 85.00 1396.43 574.85 259.00 118.00 1386.14 561.75 257.00 208.00 Center Pixel Coordinates: 256.00 67.90672764755 256.00 18.20738812732
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p9524e-f-512x512.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9524e-f-512x512.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/24
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
450 light years

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