XZ Tauri — 2000

 XZ Tauri — 2000

Credits

NASA, John Krist (Space Telescope Science Institute), Karl Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jeff Hester (Arizona State University), Chris Burrows (European Space Agency/Space Telescope Science Institute)

About The Object
Object Name XZ Tauri
Object Description T Tauri Star; Binary Star System
R.A. Position 04h 31m 40.0s
Dec. Position 18° 13' 58.0"
Constellation Taurus
Dimensions Bubble Length: 5 arc seconds. Magnitude: R13 mag; I12 mag
About The Data
Data Description Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 Imaging of XZ Tauri: Time Evolution of a Herbig-Haro Bow Shock:
Instrument HST>WFPC2
Exposure Dates February 2000
Filters R band (F675W)
About The Object
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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.
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Dimensions The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description
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  • 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
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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.