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Protoplanetary Disk MWC 758 Scale and Compass

CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Acknowlegment: NASA, ESA, ESO, M. Benisty et al. (University of Grenoble), R. Dong (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and Z. Zhu (Princeton University)

Date
Jan 1, 2015
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2015-40-3654-image
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Credits

NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);
Acknowlegment: NASA, ESA, ESO, M. Benisty et al. (University of Grenoble), R. Dong (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and Z. Zhu (Princeton University)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameMWC 758
Object DescriptionYoung star with protoplanetary disk
R.A. Position05h 30m 27.53s
Dec. Position25° 19' 57.08"
ConstellationTaurus
Distance650 light-years (200 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe science team comprises R. Dong (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and Z. Zhu, R. Rafikov, and J. Stone (Princeton University). The VLT image of MWC 758 is credited to NASA, ESA, ESO, M. Benisty et al. (University of Grenoble), R. Dong (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and Z. Zhu (Princeton University).
InstrumentESO/VLT>SPHERE
Exposure DatesDecember 5, 2014, and March 3, 2015

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