Hubble image archive

Substellar Objects in Orion

Date: Jan 1, 2018
Mission: Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID: hubblesite-images-2018-03-4104-image

By Kakha Giorgashvili January 1, 2018

This image is part of a Hubble Space Telescope survey for low-mass stars, brown dwarfs, and planets in the Orion Nebula. Each symbol identifies a pair of objects, which can be seen in the symbol’s center as a single dot of light. Special image processing techniques were used to separate the starlight into a pair of objects. 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. Located in the upper left corner is a planet-planet pair in the absence of a parent star. In the middle of the right side is a pair of brown dwarfs. 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 from Earth
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.