Bok Globule containing HH 46/47

Spitzer_ssc2003-06f2_1024

spitzer_ssc2003-06f2 December 18th, 2003

Credit: Digitized Sky Survey

Visible light view of a dark cloud (known as a 'Bok globule') which is illuminated by the nearby Gum Nebula. Located at a distance of 1140 light-years and found in the constellation Vela, this cloud contains the protostar HH46/47 which hidden from view in this visible-light image.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1092-ssc2003-06f2-Bok-Globule-containing-HH-46-47

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
HH 46/47 Herbig-Haro 46/47
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Dark > Bok Globule

Distance

Universescale1
1,140 light years
Spitzer_ssc2003-06f2_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 6.6s
DEC = 69° 13’ 38.2”
Orientation
North is 91.2° CW
Field of View
23.5 x 17.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan DSS Optical (B-band) 440.0 nm
Red DSS Optical (R-Band) 700.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Cyan
Red
Spitzer_ssc2003-06f2_1280
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ID
ssc2003-06f2
Subject Category
B.4.2.3.2.  
Subject Name
HH 46/47, Herbig-Haro 46/47
Credits
Digitized Sky Survey
Release Date
2003-12-18
Lightyears
1,140
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1092-ssc2003-06f2-Bok-Globule-containing-HH-46-47
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance taken from Fast Facts.
Facility
DSS, DSS
Instrument
Color Assignment
Cyan, Red
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B-band, R-Band
Central Wavelength
440, 700
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
148.777375377, 69.2272650663
Reference Dimension
1158, 878
Reference Pixel
1057.75976562, 569.44039917
Scale
-0.00033776694989, 0.00033776694989
Rotation
-91.2262657374
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Spitzer Space Telescope
Email
Telephone
Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
ssc2003-06f2.tif
Metadata Date
2012-10-11
Metadata Version
1.1
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Universescalefull
1,140 light years

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