Jet from Young Star
This arrowhead structure is a classic bowshock pattern produced when high-speed material encounters a slower-speed medium. Young stellar jets were discovered 20 years ago, in part due to visible-light observations of bright patches of nebulosity (called Herbig-Haro objects), which appear to be moving away from associated protostars.
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About the Object
| Name: | HH 1, HH 2 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Jet |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 36 20.49 |
| Position (Dec): | -6° 45' 18.45" |
| Field of view: | 0.38 x 0.44 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 18.5° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
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Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |