141-520
One of 42 new proplyds discovered in the Orion Nebula, 141-520 is one of the bright proplyds that lies relatively close to the nebula’s brightest star, Theta 1 Orionis C. Resembling a tiny jellyfish, this proplyd is surrounded by a shock wave that is caused by stellar wind from the massive Theta 1 Orionis C interacting with gas in the nebula.
Credit:NASA/ESA and L. Ricci (ESO)
About the Image
Id: | heic0917ak |
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Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 14 December 2009, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic0917 |
Size: | 128 x 128 px |
About the Object
Name: | 141-520, Messier 42, Orion Nebula |
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Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 1400 light years |
Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical R | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical H-alpha | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |