Hubble's Snapshot of Debris Disk Around Young Star - Unannotated

Stsci_2007-02b_1024

stsci_2007-02b January 7th, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, J. R. Graham and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley), and B. Matthews (Hertzberg Institute of Astrophysics)

Taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows light reflected off dust in a debris disk around the young star AU Microscopii.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-02

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
AU Microscopii • AU Mic • GJ 803 • HD197481
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
33 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 20h 45m 9.5s
DEC = -31° 20’ 27.2”
Constellation
Microscopium

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor Hubble (ACS/HCR) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Pseudocolor
Stsci_2007-02b_1280
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ID
2007-02b
Subject Category
B.3.7.2  
Subject Name
AU Microscopii, AU Mic, GJ 803, HD197481
Credits
NASA, ESA, J. R. Graham and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley), and B. Matthews (Hertzberg Institute of Astrophysics)
Release Date
2007-01-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
33
Redshift
33
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2007/news-2007-02
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble
Instrument
ACS/HCR
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
606
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
311.28970833, -31.34088611
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p0702b-f-951x288.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0702b-f-951x288.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/02
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
33 light years

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