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March 12, 2003 02:00 PM (EST)

News Release Number: STScI-2003-08

Too Close for Comfort: Hubble Discovers an Evaporating Planet

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Video: Hubble Observing Sky, Digitized Sky Survey and Location of Parent Star HD 209458

Artist's Concept Running Time: 13 seconds

Hubble Space Telescope observes the constellation Pegasus; 2.5 degree field from the ground-based Digitized Sky Survey 2; zoom up centered on parent planet HD 209458.

Credit: ESA and NASA

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Full Video News Release Running Time: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Hubble Observing Sky, Digitized Sky Survey and Location of Parent Star HD 209458 Running Time: 13 seconds
Close-Up, Extrasolar Planet Orbiting Star Running Time: 16 seconds
Parent Star HD 209458 Running Time: 8 seconds
Close-Up of Parent Star HD 209458 Running Time: 12 seconds
Extrasolar Planet Orbiting Parent Star Running Time: 11 seconds
Extrasolar Planet Transit from 1999 Running Time: 10 seconds
Extrasolar Planet with Comet-Like Tail Orbiting Star Running Time: 11 seconds
Extrasolar Planet and Tail Passing in Front of Star Running Time: 9 seconds
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