Hubble image archive

AU Microscopii Debris Disk (2014 VLT/SPHERE/IRDIS)

CreditsNASA, ESA, ESO, and A. Boccaletti (Paris Observatory)

Date
Jan 1, 2015
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2015-36-3633-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, ESO, and A. Boccaletti (Paris Observatory)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameAU Mic, AU Microscopii
Object DescriptionDebris Disk Around Nearby Star
R.A. Position20h 45m 9.49s
Dec. Position-31° 20' 26.99"
ConstellationMicroscopium
Distance32 light-years (9.9 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionHubble data for this release were obtained from HST proposal : PI: G. Schneider and AU Mic data team: C. Stark (NASA/GSFC), J. Debes (STScI), C. Grady (Eureka Scientific), D. Hines (STScI), M. Kuchner (NASA/GSFC), M. Perrin (STScI), M. Silverstone (Eureka Scientific), A. Weinberger (Carnegie Institution of Washington), J. Wisniewski (University of Oklahoma, Norman), P. Hinz (University of Arizona), J. Carson (College of Charleston), T. Henning (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg), A. Moro-Martin (STScI), M. Tamura (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan), H. Jang-Condell (University of Wyoming, Laramie), B. Woodgate (NASA/GSFC), M. Goto (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg), and G. Serabyn (JPL). The international team of astronomers in this study consists of: A. Boccaletti (Paris Observatory, CNRS, France), C. Thalmann (ETH Zürich, Switzerland), A.-M. Lagrange (University of Grenoble Alpes, France; CNRS, IPAG, France), M. Janson (Stockholm University; Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), J.-C. Augereau (University of Grenoble Alpes, France; CNRS, IPAG, France), G. Schneider (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona), J. Milli (ESO, Chile; CNRS, IPAG, France), C. Grady (Eureka Scientific), J. Debes (STScI), M. Langlois (CNRS/ENS-L, France), D. Mouillet (University of Grenoble Alpes; CNRS, IPAG, France), T. Henning (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), C. Dominik (University of Amsterdam), A.-L. Maire (INAF-Observatory of Astronomy, Padova, Italy), J.-L. Beuzit (University of Grenoble Alpes; CNRS, IPAG, France), J. Carson (College of Charleston), K. Dohlen (CNRS, LAM, France), M. Feldt (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), T. Fusco (ONERA, France; CNRS, LAM, France), C. Ginski (Sterrewacht Leiden, Netherlands), J. Girard (ESO, Chile; CNRS, IPAG, France), D. Hines (STScI), M. Kasper (ESO, Germany; CNRS, IPAG, France), D. Mawet (ESO, Chile), F. Ménard (University of Chile), M. Meyer (ETH Zürich, Switzerland), C. Moutou (CNRS, LAM, France), J. Olofsson (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), T. Rodigas (Carnegie Institution of Washington), J.-F. Sauvage (ONERA, France; CNRS, LAM, France), J. Schlieder (NASA Ames Research Center; Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), H.M. Schmid (ETH Zürich, Switzerland), M. Turatto (INAF-Observatory of Astronomy, Padova, Italy), S. Udry (Geneva Observatory, Switzerland), F. Vakili (University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, France), A. Vigan (CNRS, LAM, France; ESO, Chile), Z. Wahhaj (ESO, Chile; CNRS, LAM, France) and J. Wisniewski (University of Oklahoma, Norman).
InstrumentVLT>SPHERE/IRDIS
Exposure Dates2014

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