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Artist's View of Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b (Annotated)

CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, F. Pont (University of Exeter), T. Evans (University of Oxford), D. Sing (University of Exeter), S. Aigrain and J. Barstow (University of Oxford), J.-M. Desert (Caltech), N. Gibson (European Southern Observ...

Date
Jan 1, 2013
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2013-26-3206-image
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Credits

Illustration: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI);
Science: NASA, ESA, F. Pont (University of Exeter), T. Evans (University of Oxford), D. Sing (University of Exeter), S. Aigrain and J. Barstow (University of Oxford), J.-M. Desert (Caltech), N. Gibson (European Southern Observatory), K. Heng (University of Bern), H. Knutson (Caltech), and A. Lecavelier des Etangs (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameHD 189733b
Object DescriptionJupiter-like exoplanet
R.A. Position20h 00m 43s.70
Dec. Position+22° 42' 39".07
ConstellationVulpecula
Distance63 light-years (19 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe image was created from Hubble data from proposal : F. Pont (University of Exeter), H. Knutson (Caltech), D. Sing (University of Exeter), S. Aigrain (University of Oxford), A. Lecavelier des Etangs (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris), J.-M. Desert (Caltech), and K. Heng (ETH, Zurich). The science team comprises of: F. Pont (University of Exeter), T. Evans (University of Oxford), D. Sing (University of Exeter), S. Aigrain and J. Barstow (University of Oxford), J.-M. Desert (Caltech), N. Gibson (European Southern Observatory), K. Heng (University of Bern), H. Knutson (Caltech), and A. Lecavelier des Etangs (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris).
InstrumentHST>STIS
Exposure DatesDecember 20, 2012
FiltersG430L

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