Hubble image archive

Compass and Scale Image of LRLL 54361

CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Date
Jan 1, 2013
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2013-04-3133-image
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Credits

Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameLRLL 54361, L54361
Object DescriptionProtostar
R.A. Position03h 43m 50.99s
Dec. Position32° 2' 48.0"
ConstellationPerseus
Distance950 light-years (290 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe image was created from Hubble data from proposal : J. Muzerolle (PI; STScI) and collaborators. The science team comprises: J. Muzerolle (STScI), E. Furlan (NOAO and Caltech), K. Flaherty (Steward Obervatory), Z. Balog (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg), and R. Gutermuth (University of Massachusetts, Amherst).
InstrumentHST>WFC3/IR
Exposure DatesDecember 3 - 26, 2010
FiltersF160W (H)
About The Image
Color InfoThe Hubble images were originally black and white and recorded only overall brightness. These brightness values were translated into a range of reddish hues. Such color "maps" can be useful in helping to distinguish subtly varying brightness in an image.

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