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Face-On, False Light Image of Dust Disk Around Star HD141569

CreditsNASA, M. Clampin (STScI), H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth(UCO/Lick), J. Krist (STScI), D. Ardila (JHU), D. Golimowski (JHU) the ACS Science Team and ESA

Date
Jan 1, 2003
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2003-02-1285-image
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Credits

NASA, M. Clampin (STScI), H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth(UCO/Lick), J. Krist (STScI), D. Ardila (JHU), D. Golimowski (JHU) the ACS Science Team and ESA

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameHD141569
Object DescriptionMassive Star with Disk
R.A. Position15h 49m 57.74s
Dec. Position-3° 55' 16.35"
ConstellationLibra
Distance320 light-years (100 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionPrincipal Astronomers / ACS science team: H.C. Ford (JHU), G.D. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), N. Benitez (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI), G.F. Hartig (STScI), D.R. Ardila (JHU), F. Bartko (Bartko Science & Technology), J.P. Blakeslee (JHU), R.J. Bouwens (UCO/Lick Obs.), T.J. Broadhurst (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University), R.A. Brown (STScI), C.J. Burrows (STScI), E.S. Cheng (NASA-GSFC), N.J.G. Cross (JHU), P.D. Feldman (JHU), M. Franx (Leiden Observatory), D.A.Golimowski (JHU), C. Gronwall (PSU), L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), R.A. Kimble (NASA GSFC), J.E. Krist (STScI), M.P. Lesser (Steward Obs.), A.R. Martel (JHU), F. Menanteau (JHU), G.R. Meurer (JHU), G.K. Miley (Leiden Obs.), M. Postman (STScI), P. Rosati (ESO), M. Sirianni (JHU), W.B. Sparks (STScI), H.D. Tran (JHU), Z.I. Tsvetanov (JHU), R.L. White (STScI/JHU), and W. Zheng (JHU)
InstrumentHST>ACS/HRC
Exposure DatesJuly 21, 2002, Exposure Time: 3.9 hours
FiltersF435W (B), F606W (V)

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