Hubble Reveals Two Dust Disks Around Nearby Star Beta Pictoris
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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