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Jet from Young Star (HH-47)

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This view of a three trillion mile-long jet called HH-47 reveals a very complicated jet pattern that indicates the star (hidden inside a dust cloud near the left edge of the image) might be wobbling, possibly caused by the gravitational pull of a companion star.

Credit: J. Morse/STScI, and NASA/ESA

 

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Press Release
Id:opo9524g
Object:HH 47
Type:Star, Miscellaneous
Instru-ment:WFPC2
Width:693
Height:692

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