Edge-On Protoplanetary Disc in the Orion Nebula
Resembling an interstellar Frisbee, this is a disk of dust seen edge-on around a newborn star in the Orion nebula, located 1, 500 light-years away. Because the disk is edge-on, the star is largely hidden inside, in this striking Hubble Space Telescope picture.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9545c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 20 November 1995, 06:00 |
| Size: | 875 x 550 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 42, NGC 1976, Orion Proplyd |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Protostar • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical OIII |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha |
656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical NII |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
