HH 34

Stsci_2011-20c_1024

stsci_2011-20c August 31st, 2011

Credit: NASA, ESA, and P. Hartigan (Rice University)

A 2011 Hubble Space Telescope image of HH 34 Bow Shock.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-20

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
HH 34 Bow Shock
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Jet
Star > Circumstellar Material > Outflow

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
1,470 light years
Stsci_2011-20c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 32.0s
DEC = -6° 27’ 45.8”
Orientation
North is 167.3° CW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Orion

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Halpha) 656.0 nm
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Optical ([SII]) 673.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Orange
Stsci_2011-20c_1280
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ID
2011-20c
Subject Category
B.4.1.5   B.3.7.3  
Subject Name
HH 34 Bow Shock
Credits
NASA, ESA, and P. Hartigan (Rice University)
Release Date
2011-08-31T00:00:00
Lightyears
1,470
Redshift
1,470
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2011/news-2011-20
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Cyan, Orange
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Halpha, [SII]
Central Wavelength
656, 673
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
83.88317963694, -6.46271211806
Reference Dimension
974.00, 776.00
Reference Pixel
1319.09493290542, -1609.85033579227
Scale
-0.00000663570, 0.00000663570
Rotation
-167.27016674659
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 1185.04 1637.52 376.18 270.38 1108.74 1597.70 707.68 331.50 1133.59 1559.97 658.31 519.59 1127.21 1647.50 606.88 161.36 1150.33 1652.68 503.25 167.07 Center Pixel Coordinates: 487.00 83.88064401678 388.00 -6.47735789794
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-p1120c-f-974x776.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1120c-f-974x776.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/20
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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1,470 light years

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