TW Hydrae Disk __ Hubble

stsci_2013-20b June 13th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Debes (STScI), H. Jang-Condell (University of Wyoming), A. Weinberger (Carnegie Institution of Washington), A. Roberge (Goddard Space Flight Center), and G. Schneider (University of Arizona/Steward Observatory)

A 2013 Hubble Space Telescope image of TW Hydrae.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-20

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: TW Hydrae
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk > Debris

Distance

176 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 1m 51.9s; DEC = -34° 42’ 17.0”
Constellation: Hydra

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared	1.7 µm
Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared	1.8 µm
Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared	2.2 µm

ID: 2013-20b
Subject Category: B.3.7.2.3
Subject Name: TW Hydrae
Credits: NASA, ESA, J. Debes (STScI), H. Jang-Condell (University of Wyoming), A. Weinberger (Carnegie Institution of Washington), A. Roberge (Goddard Space Flight Center), and G. Schneider (University of Arizona/Steward Observatory)

Release Date: 2013-06-13T00:00:00
Lightyears: 176
Redshift: 176
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-20

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: NICMOS, NICMOS, NICMOS
Color Assignment: Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength: 1710, 1800, 2220

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 165.46627262, -34.70473099
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Quality: Position
FITS Header
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p1320b-f-1200x1200.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1320b-f-1200x1200.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/20

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

176 light years