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AB Aurigae
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.AB Aurigae
- Release DateJune 2, 1999
- Science ReleaseHubble Picture Adds to Planet-Making Recipe
- CreditCredit: P. Kalas (Space Telescope Science Institute)
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Hubble Picture Adds to Planet-Making Recipe
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a nearly face-on view of a swirling disk of dust and gas surrounding a developing star called AB Aurigae. The Hubble telescope image, taken in visible light by the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, shows unprecedented detail in the...
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