Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Beta Pictoris |
| Object Description: |
Star with Disk |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 05h 47 m 17s.09
Dec. -51° 03' 59".5 |
| Constellation: |
Pictor |
| Distance: |
63 light-years (19 parsecs) |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble images were created from HST data from proposal 9987: H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University) and J. Krist (STScI). The science team for this release is led by D. Golimowski (Johns Hopkins University). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
October 1, 2003 |
| Exposure Time: |
4 hours |
| Filters: |
F435W (B), F606W (Broad V), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and D. Golimowski (Johns Hopkins University) |
| Release Date: |
June 27, 2006 |
| Orientation: |
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