Hubble image of LRLL 54361 and its surroundings
This infrared image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows an image of protostellar object LRLL 54361 and its rich cosmic neighbourhood, a region called IC 348.
The protostar, which is the bright object with fan-like beams of light coming from it, located towards the right of the image, is letting off flashes of light every 25.3 days.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and J. Muzerolle (STScI)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1303a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 February 2013, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1303 |
| Size: | 942 x 690 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IC 348, LRLL 54361 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Protostar • Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 950 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared H |
1.6 μm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
