Hubble image of the surroundings of the young star HL Tauri
This image was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and shows the tumultuous region around HL Tauri, a young star surrounded by a protoplanetary disc.
Credit:ESA/Hubble and NASA
Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
About the Image
| Id: | eso1436d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 November 2014, 13:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1436 |
| Size: | 4135 x 4009 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HL Tauri |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 31 38.39 |
| Position (Dec): | 18° 13' 14.10" |
| Field of view: | 3.45 x 3.34 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 29.8° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical R | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical H-alpha | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |