Protoplanetary Disk NGC 2071
Description
Left: The distribution of water maser spots in a protoplanetary disk. The disk is centered with the radio continuum jet which is emanating from the central star. It is believed that the water masers trace the rotational motion of the protoplanetary disk in this system. Right: On the same spatial scale, the solar system is shown in order to demonstrate the scale of the protoplanetary system detected in this observation.
VLA A-array observations of 1.3 cm continuum and H<sub>2</sub>0 maser emission.
Creator
Legacy Astronomical Images
Rights
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Type
Legacy Astronomical Image
Object Name
NGC2071
Investigators
Jose M. Torrelles, Paul Ho, Luis Rodriguez, Jose F. Gomez, Guillem Anglada, Salvador Curiel
Telescope
Very Large Array (VLA)
Observation Date
1996-12-15
Type of Observation
spectral line
Wavelength
1.3 cm
Frequency
22.285 GHz
Center of Image
RA 5:47:7.260, Dec: 0:17:39.300 (J2000)
Field of View
0.000417 x 0.000250 degrees
Link to journal article
Series
Miscellaneous Series
Unit
Protoplanetary Disks Unit
Citation
Legacy Astronomical Images, “Protoplanetary Disk NGC 2071,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed August 17, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/33603.