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Beta Pictoris

Beta Pictoris
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Beta Pictoris
  • Release Date
    October 10, 1995
  • Science Release
    Hubble Sees Thin Disk Around the Star Beta Pictoris
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: Top: Al Schultz (CSC/STScI) and NASA; Bottom: Paul Kalas (University of Hawaii 2.2-m telescope, Mauna Kea); HST imaging team: Al Schultz, Helen Hart (Computer Sciences Corporation), Kent Reinhard (Doane College, NE), Fred Bruhweiler, Mike DiSanti (Catholic University of America), Glenn Schneider (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona), and NASA.

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Thin Disk Around the Star Beta Pictoris

Thin Disk Around the Star Beta Pictoris

[Top] - This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a portion of a vast dust disk around the star Beta Pictoris shows that the disk is thinner than thought previously. Estimates based on the Hubble image place the disk's thickness as no more than one billion miles (600 million...

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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