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Backyard View of Sky Around HD 140283

This is a backyard view of the sky surrounding the ancient star, cataloged as HD 140283, which lies 190.1 light-years from Earth. CreditsA. Fujii and Z. Levay (STScI)

Date
Jan 1, 2013
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
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hubblesite-images-2013-08-3151-image
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This is a backyard view of the sky surrounding the ancient star, cataloged as HD 140283, which lies 190.1 light-years from Earth.

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A. Fujii and Z. Levay (STScI)

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