Disk Around Young Star. A View of Haro 6-5B
Haro 6-5B is a nearly edge-on disk surrounded by a complex mixture of wispy clouds of dust and gas. In this WFPC2 image, the central star is partially hidden by the disk, but can be pinpointed by the stubby jet (shown in green), which it emits. The dark disk extends 32 billion miles (about 51 billion kilometres) across at a 90-degree angle to the jet.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9905l |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 February 1999, 19:00 |
| Size: | 464 x 466 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Haro 6-5B |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Jet • Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 450 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
675 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
