Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Title:
Hubble Reveals Two Dust Disks Around Nearby Star Beta Pictoris
Fast Facts:
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) 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) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Golimowski (Johns Hopkins University) Release Date: June 27, 2006 Orientation: Hubble Sees Two Dust Disks Around Beta Pictoris [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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*Release Date*:June 27, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT)
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*Title*:Hubble Reveals Two Dust Disks Around Nearby Star Beta Pictoris
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2006-25c
facet_what:
Pictor
facet_what:
COMPASS
facet_what:
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
facet_what:
dust
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
October 1, 2003
facet_when:
June 27, 2006
facet_when_year:
2006
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-200 6-25c
original url:
http://hubblesite.o…
Release Date:
June 27, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT)
Image ID:
114894
Resolution Size:
4
Format:
JPEG
Media Type:
Image
File Name:
full_tif.jpg
Width:
1090
Height:
259

Hubble Reveals Two Dust Disks Around Nearby Star Beta Pictoris