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Dust Disk Around 5-Million-Year-Old 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-2003-02-1284-image
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 ESAImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | HD141569 |
| Object Description | Massive Star with Disk |
| R.A. Position | 15h 49m 57.74s |
| Dec. Position | -3° 55' 16.35" |
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 320 light-years (100 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | The ACS image is roughly 16 arcseconds in width. At the distance of this star, this corresponds to approximately 1600 Astronomical Units or 1/40 of a light-year. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal 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) |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Dates | July 21, 2002, Exposure Time: 3.9 hours |
| Filters | F435W (B), F606W (V) |
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