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Anatomy of a Debris Disk Around T Pyxidis
This illustration shows a disk of material ejected by an erupting star, called T Pyxidis, or T Pyx. T Pyx is a recurrent nova, erupting every 12 to 50 years and ejecting material that has formed the disk around the bright star. The disk is full of clumps of material that have com...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2013
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2013-21-3187-image
This illustration shows a disk of material ejected by an erupting star, called T Pyxidis, or T Pyx. T Pyx is a recurrent nova, erupting every 12 to 50 years and ejecting material that has formed the disk around the bright star. The disk is full of clumps of material that have comet-like tails pointing away from the star.
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NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI/AURA)Image Details
| About The Data | |
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| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : A. Crotts, J. Sokoloski, and H. Uthas (Columbia University). |
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