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Binary L Dwarf Kelu-1 (HST July 31, 2005)

CreditsNASA, ESA, and M. Stumpf (MPIA)

Date
Jan 1, 2009
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2009-01-2450-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, and M. Stumpf (MPIA)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameKelu-1 AB, Kelu
Object DescriptionBinary Brown Dwarf System
R.A. Position13h 5m 40.18s
Dec. Position-25° 41' 6.0"
ConstellationCentaurus
Distance61 light-years (18.7 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThis 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.
InstrumentHST>NICMOS
Exposure DatesAugust 14, 1998 and July 31, 2005

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