HST ACS/HRC Wide View of Fomalhaut System

Stsci_2008-39b_1024

stsci_2008-39b November 13th, 2008

Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Kalas, J. Graham, E. Chiang, E. Kite (University of California, Berkeley), M. Clampin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), M. Fitzgerald (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), and K. Stapelfeldt and J. Krist (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Fomalhaut, HD 216956, Fomalhaut b.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-39

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
Fomalhaut HD 216956 Fomalhaut b
Subject - Milky Way
Planet
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
25 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 22h 57m 39.0s
DEC = -29° 37’ 20.0”
Constellation
Piscis Austrinus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS/HCR) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS/HCR) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS/HCR) Optical (R) 814.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2008-39b_1280
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ID
2008-39b
Subject Category
B.1   B.3.7.2  
Subject Name
Fomalhaut, HD 216956, Fomalhaut b
Credits
NASA, ESA, P. Kalas, J. Graham, E. Chiang, E. Kite (University of California, Berkeley), M. Clampin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), M. Fitzgerald (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), and K. Stapelfeldt and J. Krist (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Release Date
2008-11-13T00:00:00
Lightyears
25
Redshift
25
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2008/news-2008-39
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS/HCR, ACS/HCR, ACS/HCR
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, R
Central Wavelength
435, 606, 814
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
344.41266667, -29.62223333
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-p0839b-f-2544x1905.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0839b-f-2544x1905.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/39
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
25 light years

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