T Tauri in NGC 1555
T Tauri is a famous variable star in the constellation of Taurus. In this image, it is the star at the center of the image, embedded in dust and gas. The nebula itself is known as NGC 1555. T Tauri is the prototype for a class of stars (known collectively as "T Tau stars") that are notable because they are very young stars in the process of forming. These stars have just recently emerged from the dense dust and gas "cocoons" from which they formed.
Credit:T. A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-ttau |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 7846 x 8034 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 4 21 32.03 |
Position (Dec): | 19° 28' 31.45" |
Field of view: | 34.04 x 34.76 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 90.1° left of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 436 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical V | 537 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical I | 820 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |