Haro 6-5B is a nearly edge-on disk surrounded by a complex mixture of wispy clouds of dust and gas. In this WFPC2 image, the central star is partially hidden by the disk, but can be pinpointed by the stubby jet (shown in green), which it emits. The dark disk extends 350 AU across at a 90-degree angle to the jet.

Image taken with the HST's WFPC2 camera.
Photo credit: John Krist (STScI), the WFPC2 Science Team and NASA
Taken from STSci Press Releases 9/2/99

Last Updated: 12 February 1999

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