Compass and Scale Image for Protostar IRAS 20324+4057

Compass and Scale Image for Protostar IRAS 20324+4057

Credits

NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI/AURA)

About The Object
Object Name IRAS 20324+4057
Object Description Protostar in the Cygnus OB2 Association
R.A. Position 20h 34m 14.11s
Dec. Position 41° 8' 3.54"
Constellation Cygnus
Distance 4,500 light-years (1,380 parsecs)
About The Data
Data Description The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : R. Sahai (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Morris (UCLA), C.S. Contreras (CSIC/INTA), M. Claussen (Associated Universities, Inc.), and S. Salim (Indiana University). The science teams include: N. Wright, J. Drake, M. Guarcello, and L. Hora (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Drew (University of Hertfordshire), R. Gutermuth (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and K. Kraemer (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/Boston College); and R. Sahai (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Morris (UCLA), and M. Claussen (Associated Universities, Inc.).
Instrument HST>ACS/WFC, and IPHAS>INT/WFC
Exposure Dates July 22, 2006
Filters ACS/WFC: F606W (V) and F814W (I) INT/WFC: H-alpha
About The Image
Color Info Note: Hubble data of IRAS 20324+4057 have been combined with ground-based H-alpha observations taken in 2003 with the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) to create the composite image. This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument and the Isaac Newton Telescope. 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: Cyan: H-alpha Blue: F606W (V) Orange: F814W (I)
Compass Image Compass and Scale Image for Protostar IRAS 20324+4057
About The Object
Object Name A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Object Description The type of astronomical object.
R.A. Position Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
Constellation One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Distance The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Dimensions The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description
  • Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Instrument The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
Image Credit The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content.
Publication Date The date and time the release content became public.
Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.

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