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Vista artística del asteroide acuoso en el sistema estelar enano blanco GD 61
This is an artist's impression of a rocky and water-rich asteroid being torn apart by the strong gravity of the white dwarf star GD 61. Similar objects in our solar system likely delivered the bulk of water on Earth and represent the building blocks of the terrestrial planets. C...
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- Jan 1, 2013
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- Hubble Space Telescope
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- hubblesite-images-2013-38-3241-image
This is an artist's impression of a rocky and water-rich asteroid being torn apart by the strong gravity of the white dwarf star GD 61. Similar objects in our solar system likely delivered the bulk of water on Earth and represent the building blocks of the terrestrial planets.
Credits
Artwork: NASA, ESA, M.A. Garlick (space-art.co.uk), University of Warwick, and University of Cambridge;Science: NASA, ESA, J. Farihi (University of Cambridge), B. Gänsicke (University of Warwick), and D. Koester (University of Kiel)
Detalles de la imagen
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | GD 61, WD 0435+410 |
| Object Description | Artist impression of White Dwarf Star System |
| R.A. Position | 04h 38m 39s.39 |
| Dec. Position | +41° 09' 32".51 |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 150 light-years (50 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : B. Gänsicke (University of Warwick), D. Koester (University of Kiel), J. Farihi (University of Cambridge), and J. Girven (University of Warwick). The science team includes: J. Farihi (University of Cambridge), B. Gänsicke (University of Warwick), and D. Koester (University of Kiel). |
| Instrument | HST > COS |
| Exposure Dates | January 28, 2012 |
| Filters | Gratings: G130M |
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