Herbig-Haro Jet HH 24

Herbig-Haro Jet HH 24

About The Object

Object Name
Herbig-Haro 24, HH 24
Object Description
Herbig-Haro Jet
R.A. Position
05h 46m 8.87s
Dec. Position
00° 10' 11.99"
Constellation
Orion
Distance
1,350 light-years (414 parsecs)

About The Data

Data Description
The image of HH 24 was created from Hubble archival data from the following proposals: 9160: D. Padgett (NASA/GSFC) et al.; 11548: T. Megeath (U. Toledo) et al.; 13485: B. Reipurth (U. Hawaii) et al.
Instrument
HST>WFPC2, and HST>WFC3/IR
Exposure Dates
August 4, 2001, October 13, 2009, and February 18, 2014
Filters
F814W (I), F814W (I), F164N ([Fe II])

About The Image

Color Info
This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFPC2 and WFC3/IR instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F814W (I) Green: F814W (I) + F160W (H) Orange: F160W (H) Red: F164N ([Fe II])
Compass and Scale Image
Herbig-Haro Jet HH 24

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