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Compass and Scale Image for Fomalhaut b
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2013
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2013-01-3131-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Fomalhaut; Fomalhaut b |
| Object Description | Exoplanet Orbiting Fomalhaut |
| R.A. Position | 22h 57m 39.04s |
| Dec. Position | -29° 37' 20.04" |
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 25 light-years (8 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is roughly 462 astronomical units (60 arcseconds) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposals , , , and ; PI: P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley). The science team includes: P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley and SETI Institute, Mountain View, Calif.), J. Graham (University of California, Berkeley and University of Toronto), M. Fitzgerald (UCLA), and M. Clampin (NASA/GSFC). |
| Instrument | HST>STIS/CCD |
| Exposure Dates | May 2012 |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the STIS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. This image was originally black and white and recorded only overall brightness. These brightness values were translated into a range of reddish hues. Such color "maps" can be useful in helping to distinguish subtly varying brightness in an image. Red: STIS/CCD |
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