XZ Tauri

stsci_2000-32f September 21st, 2000

Credit: NASA, John Krist ( Space Telescope Science Institute), Karl Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jeff Hester (Arizona State University), Chris Burrows (European Space Agency/ Space Telescope Science Institute)

A 2000 Hubble Space Telescope image of XZ Tauri.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-32

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: XZ Tauri
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Type > Variable; Star > Grouping > Binary

Distance

140 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 4h 31m 37.9s; DEC = 18° 13’ 32.1”
Constellation: Taurus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (R)	675.0 nm

ID: 2000-32f
Subject Category: B.3.2.1 B.3.6.1
Subject Name: XZ Tauri
Credits: NASA, John Krist ( Space Telescope Science Institute), Karl Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jeff Hester (Arizona State University), Chris Burrows (European Space Agency/ Space Telescope Science Institute)

Release Date: 2000-09-21T00:00:00
Lightyears: 140
Redshift: 140
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2000/news-2000-32

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Red

Band: Optical
Bandpass: R
Central Wavelength: 675

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 67.9077602746602, 18.2255950164251
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p0032f-f-137x196.tif

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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2000/32

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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140 light years