Very young brown dwarfs in the Orion Nebula
This is an animated GIF of a colour composite of near-infrared images of the central regions of the Orion Nebula and its corresponding finding chart, obtained on March 14, 2000, with the SOFI instrument at the ESO 3.5-m New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla. Three exposures were made through J- (wavelength 1.25 µm here colour-coded as "blue"), H- (1.65 µm; "green") and Ks-filters (2.16 µm; "red"), respectively. The central group of bright stars is the famous "Trapezium" . The total effective exposure time was 86.4 seconds per band. The sky field measures about 4.9 x 4.9 arcmin 2 (1024 x 1024 pix 2). North is up and East is left.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso0124c |
Type: | Observatie |
Publicatiedatum: | 7 juni 2001 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0124 |
Grootte: | 482 x 465 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Messier 42, Orion Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Afstand: | 1400 lichtjaren |
Categorie: | Nebulae |
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Kleuren & filters
Band | Golflengte | Telescoop |
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Infrarood J | 1.25 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |
Infrarood H | 1.65 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |
Infrarood K | 2.16 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |