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RX J0806.4-4123
Hubble Sees an Unusual Neutron StarThis is a Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared-light image of the neutron star RX J0806.4-4123. Hubble detected an unusual excess of infrared radiation that might be evidence for a disk around the stellar remnant. Or it could be from a “wind” of...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2018
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2018-43-4233-image
Hubble Sees an Unusual Neutron Star
This is a Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared-light image of the neutron star RX J0806.4-4123. Hubble detected an unusual excess of infrared radiation that might be evidence for a disk around the stellar remnant. Or it could be from a “wind” of charged particles streaming off the neutron star and slamming into gas in the interstellar medium the neutron star is plowing through.
Credits
NASA, ESA, and B. Posselt (Pennsylvania State University)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | RX J0806.4-4123 |
| Object Description | Neutron Star |
| R.A. Position | 08:06:23.3471 |
| Dec. Position | -41:22:30.179 |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The HST observations include those from program (B. Posselt) |
| Instrument | WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | 11 Sep 2016 |
| Filters | F160W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/IR instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. The color results from assigning the color orange to a monochromatic (grayscale) image. |
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