ALMA’s view of the outflow associated with the Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have obtained a vivid close-up view of material streaming away from a newborn star. By looking at the glow coming from carbon monoxide molecules in an object called Herbig-Haro 46/47 they have discovered that its jets are even more energetic than previously thought. In these observations from ALMA the colours shown represent the motions of the material: the blue parts at the left are a jet approaching the Earth (blueshifted) and the larger jet on the right is receding (redshifted).

Credit:

ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/H. Arce

About the Image

Id:eso1336b
Type:Observation
Release date:20 August 2013, 16:00
Related releases:eso1336
Size:523 x 382 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 40.71
Position (Dec):-51° 0' 58.03"
Field of view:4.32 x 3.15 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Millimeter
CO
2.6 mmAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Millimeter
CO
2.97 mmAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Millimeter
CO
3.0 mmAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array