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Artist's View of Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b
This illustration depicts the extrasolar planet HD 189733b with its parent star peeking above its top edge. Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to detect methane and water vapor in the Jupiter-size planet's atmosphere. They made the finding by studying how light from the...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2008-11-2271-image
This illustration depicts the extrasolar planet HD 189733b with its parent star peeking above its top edge. Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to detect methane and water vapor in the Jupiter-size planet's atmosphere. They made the finding by studying how light from the host star filters through the planet's atmosphere.
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NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | HD 189733b |
| Object Description | Extrasolar Planet |
| R.A. Position | 20h 00m 43s.10 |
| Dec. Position | +22° 42' 19".9 |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Distance | 63 light-years or 19.3 parsecs |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | HST Proposal: M. Swain (JPL) and D. Deming (NASA/GSFC). |
| Instrument | HST>NICMOS/NIC3 |
| Exposure Dates | April 29 - May 25, 2007, Exposure Time: 40 minutes |
| Filters | F190N, G206 |
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