The Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 seen with ESO��s New Technology Telescope

This image from ESO's New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 as jets emerging from a star-forming dark cloud. This object was the target of a study using ALMA during the Early Science phase.

Credit:

ESO/Bo Reipurth

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About the Image

Id:	eso1336c
Type:	Observation
Release date:	20 August 2013, 16:00
Related releases:	eso1336
Related announcements:	ann15076
Size:	1793 x 2470 px

About the Object

Name:	HH 46, HH 47
Type:	• Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Outflow
Distance:	1400 light years
Constellation:	Vela
Category:	• Stars

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Coordinates

Position (RA):	8 25 44.37
Position (Dec):	-51° 0' 25.76"
Field of view:	7.53 x 10.37 arcminutes
Orientation:	North is 0.2° left of vertical

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Colours & filters

Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Optical B	422 nm	New Technology Telescope EMMI
Optical V	542 nm	New Technology Telescope EMMI
Optical SII	672 nm	New Technology Telescope EMMI
Infrared I	798 nm	New Technology Telescope EMMI

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The Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 seen with ESO���s New Technology Telescope