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Artist's Illustration of WASP-43b (Annotated)
CreditsNASA, ESA, K. Stevenson, L. Kreidberg, and J. Bean (University of Chicago), and Z. Levay (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-28-3383-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, K. Stevenson, L. Kreidberg, and J. Bean (University of Chicago), and Z. Levay (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | WASP-43b |
| Object Description | Extrasolar Planet |
| R.A. Position | 10h 19m 38s.01 |
| Dec. Position | -09° 48' 22".61 |
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 260 light-years (80 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from the following proposal: PI: J. Bean (University of Chicago) et al. Members of the science team include: K. Stevenson (University of Chicago), J.-M. Désert (CASA/University of Colorado), M. Line (University of California, Santa Cruz), J. Bean (University of Chicago), J. Fortney (University of California, Santa Cruz), A. Showman and T. Kataria (University of Arizona), L. Kreidberg (University of Chicago), P.R. McCullough (STScI/JHU), G. Henry (Tennessee State University), D. Charbonneau (Harvard University), A. Burrows (Princeton University), S. Seager (MIT), N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge, UK), M. Williamson (Tennessee State University), and D. Homeier (CNRS/University of Lyons). |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | November - December, 2013 |
| Filters | Grating: G141 |
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