PDS 70 Inner Disk (Artist Concept)

Stsci_2023-130a_1024

stsci_2023-130a July 24th, 2023

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

This artist concept portrays the star PDS 70 and its inner protoplanetary disk. New measurements by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected water vapor at distances of less than 100 million miles from the star – the region where rocky, terrestrial planets may be forming. This is the first detection of water in the terrestrial region of a disk already known to host two or more protoplanets, one of which is shown at upper right.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-130

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type
Artwork
Object Name
PDS 70
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk > Protoplanetary

Distance

Universescale1
370 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 8m 10.2s
DEC = -41° 23’ 52.6”
Constellation
Centaurus
Stsci_2023-130a_1280
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ID
2023-130a
Subject Category
B.3.7.2.1  
Subject Name
PDS 70
Credits
NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)
Release Date
2023-07-24
Lightyears
370
Redshift
370
Reference Url
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-130
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
distance in lightyears
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
212.0423125, -41.3979361
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://stsci.edu
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://stsci.edu/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-J-p23130a-f-3840x2160.tif
Metadata Date
2023-07-26T11:15:50-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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370 light years

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