Jet from Young Star (HH-47)
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.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9524g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 June 1995, 20:00 |
| Size: | 693 x 692 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HH 47 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Jet • Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Hubble Space Telescope |
