Protostellar Envelope and Jet: L483

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spitzer_sig10-006e May 20th, 2010

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Tobin (University of Michigan)

A young protostar and its signature outflow peeks out through a shroud of dust in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Stars are known to form from collapsing clumps of gas and dust, or envelopes, seen here around a forming star system as a dark blob, or shadow, against a dusty background. The greenish color shows jets coming away from the young star within. The envelope is roughly 100 times the size of our solar system.

Astronomers believe that the irregular shape of the envelope, revealed in detail by Spitzer, might have triggered the formation of twin, or binary stars in this system.

Infrared light with a wavelength of 3.6 microns has been color-coded blue; 4.5-micron light is green; and 8.0-micron light is red.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/3132-sig10-006e-Protostellar-Envelope-and-Jet-L483

Curator: Spitzer Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: Public Domain

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
L483
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Jet
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Protostar
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk > Protoplanetary
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 17m 29.9s
DEC = -4° 39’ 21.9”
Orientation
North is 98.0° CW
Field of View
7.3 x 7.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.6 µm
Green Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 4.5 µm
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Mid-IR) 8.0 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
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ID
sig10-006e
Subject Category
B.4.1.5.   B.3.1.1.   B.3.7.2.1.  
Subject Name
L483
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Tobin (University of Michigan)
Release Date
2010-05-20
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/3132-sig10-006e-Protostellar-Envelope-and-Jet-L483
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
Instrument
IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Mid-IR
Central Wavelength
3600, 4500, 8000
Start Time
2004-09-02T11:12, 2004-09-02T11:12, 2004-09-02T11:12, 2004-09-02T11:12
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
274.3745144, -4.6560743
Reference Dimension
1069.0, 1069.0
Reference Pixel
535.5, 535.5
Scale
0.000113092, 0.00011309157
Rotation
-98.00
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Science Center
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
MS 220-6, 1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
Public Domain
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
sig10-006e.tif
Metadata Date
2011-09-02
Metadata Version
1.1
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