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Estrella gigante roja Mira
In UV light, Hubble resolves a small hook-like appendage extending from Mira, in the direction of the companion that could be material from Mira being gravitationally drawn toward the smaller star. Alternately, it could be that material in Mira's upper atmosphere is being heated...
- Fecha
- Jan 1, 1997
- Misión
- Hubble Space Telescope
- ID de archivo
- hubblesite-images-1997-26-501-image
In UV light, Hubble resolves a small hook-like appendage extending from Mira, in the direction of the companion that could be material from Mira being gravitationally drawn toward the smaller star. Alternately, it could be that material in Mira's upper atmosphere is being heated due to the companion's presence.
Credits
Credit: Margarita Karovska (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and NASADetalles de la imagen
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Mira A, Omicron Ceti |
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