HH 46/47 is a complex of Herbig–Haro objects (HH objects), located around 450 parsecs (about 1,470 light-years) away in a Bok globule near the Gum Nebula. Jets of partially ionized gas emerging from a young star produce visible shocks upon impact with the ambient medium.
HH 46/47 is a complex of Herbig–Haro objects (HH objects), located around 450 parsecs (about 1,470 light-years) away in a Bok globule near the Gum Nebula. Jets of partially ionized gas emerging from a young star produce visible shocks upon impact with the ambient medium.
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