DG Tauri B
DG Tauri B, NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci, Delabrosse et al. 2024. | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 04h 27m 04.691s |
| Declination | +26° 06′ 16.04″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.50 (A) |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 8.2524±0.1461 mas |
| Distance | 395 ± 7 ly (121 ± 2 pc) |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASS J04270469+2606163 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | DG Tau B cRN data |
DG Tauri B, near the T Tauri star DG Tauri, is a young stellar object located 450 light-years (140 parsecs) from Earth, within the Taurus constellation. Observations of DG Tauri B were first made in October, and later December 1995 at the 6 element Owens Valley millimeter wave array. Its most notable characteristics are its bipolar jets of molecular gas and dust emanating from either side of the object. Red-shifted carbon monoxide emissions extend out 6,000 AU to the northwest of the object from the undetermined source, and are symmetrically distributed about the jet, while blue-shifted CO emissions are confined to a region with a roughly 500 AU radius.