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Compass and Scale Image of Binary L Dwarf Kelu-1
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and M. Stumpf (MPIA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-01-2447-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and M. Stumpf (MPIA)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Kelu-1 AB, Kelu |
| Object Description | Binary Brown Dwarf System |
| R.A. Position | 13h 5m 40.18s |
| Dec. Position | -25° 41' 6.0" |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 61 light-years (18.7 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposals : E. Martin (Institute for Astrophysics, Canary Islands) and G. Basri (University of California, Berkeley); and : W. Brandner, E. Masciadri, and V. Joergens (Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg), R. Koehler (Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory, Heidelberg), M. Kasper (European Southern Observatory, Germany), and H. Bouy (Institute for Astrophysics, Canary Islands). M. Stumpf, of the Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, is also on the science team. |
| Instrument | HST>NICMOS |
| Exposure Dates | August 14, 1998 and July 31, 2005 |
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Source
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