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Protoplanetary Disk: Simulated Spiral Arm

CreditsNASA, ESA, ESO, M. Benisty et al. (University of Grenoble), R. Dong (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and Z. Zhu (Princeton University)

Date
Jan 1, 2015
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2015-40-3653-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, ESO, M. Benisty et al. (University of Grenoble), R. Dong (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and Z. Zhu (Princeton University)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameMWC 758
Object DescriptionYoung star with protoplanetary disk
R.A. Position05h 30m 27.53s
Dec. Position25° 19' 57.08"
ConstellationTaurus
Distance650 light-years (200 parsecs)

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