NGC 1555
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NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, Sh2-238 or HH 155, is a variable nebula 4 light years across, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is 400 light
A near-infrared image of NGC 1555
NGC 1555 from the 0.8m Schulman at the Mount Lemmon Sky Center, AZ.
T Tauri
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T Tauri is a trinary variable star in the constellation Taurus, the prototype of the T Tauri stars. It was discovered in October 1852 by John Russell Hind. T Tauri appears from Earth amongst the Hyade
NGC 1555
…NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, Sh2-238 or HH 155, is a variable nebula 4 light years across, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is 400 light years away from Earth, and has a magnitude (B) of 9.98. It is also in the second Sharpless catalog…
Hubble image of T Tauri N and the silhouette of the circumbinary ring around T Tauri S. Image was taken in 2005 in ultraviolet.