Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)
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V1025 Tau & DG 41, Gary Imm
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V1025 Tau & DG 41

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V1025 Tau & DG 41

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This object is a dim, rarely imaged reflection nebula surrounding a star in a cloud of dust. The object is located 500 light years away in the constellation of Taurus at a declination of +23 degrees.



V1025 Tau is the brightest central star in the image and is a variable star. This object is believed to be a young star which is not yet strong enough to disperse the surrounding clouds of dust which sourced its formation. DG 41 is the surrounding reflection nebula, which is also called GN 04.32.08, Magakian 77, and Bernes 83.

V1025 Tau is a Herbig Ae/Be star, which is a young pre-main-sequence star with a solar mass between 2 and 8. Such stars still retain their dust envelopes and sometimes have circumstellar disks. Similar stars with less mass (less than 2 solar masses) are called T Tauri stars.

I like the intricate reflection/shadow patterns of this object, which are much more complex than the typical reflection nebula. It is amazing to me that the pattern looks to meander outward from the center of the object, which seems physically impossible to me.

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