Hubble image archive

Compass Image for Substellar Objects in Orion

Date: Jan 1, 2018
Mission: Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID: hubblesite-images-2018-03-4105-image

By Kakha Giorgashvili January 1, 2018

This image shows the central portion of the Orion Nebula, where the Hubble Space Telescope was used to conduct a survey for low-mass stars, brown dwarfs, and planets. Each symbol identifies a pair of objects, which can be seen as a single dot of light in the symbol’s center. The thicker inner circle represents the primary body, and the thinner outer circle indicates the companion. The circles are color-coded: Red for a planet; orange for a brown dwarf; and yellow for a star. Adjacent to each symbol is a pair of Hubble images. The picture on the left is the original image of the primary and companion. The image on the left shows the companion only, with the primary object digitally subtracted through a special image processing technique that separates the images of the objects into binary pairs. The portion of the Orion Nebula measures roughly 4 by 3 light-years.

Credits

NASA , ESA, and G. Strampelli (STScI)

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name	Orion Nebula
Object Description	This image is part of a Hubble survey for low-mass stars, brown dwarfs, and planets in the Orion Nebula.
R.A. Position	05:35:17.0
Dec. Position	-5:23:27.99
Constellation	Orion
Distance	1,500 light-years
Dimensions	Image is about 9 arcmin across (about 4 light-years)
About The Data
Data Description	The HST observations include those from program (M. Robberto)
Instrument	WFC3/IR
Exposure Dates	February - October 2015
Filters	F139M
About The Image
Color Info	This image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope.