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Birth Ring of Debris Around AU Microscopii (AU Mic)

This is an artist's concept of the birth ring of debris encircling the 12-million-year-old star AU Microscopii. Porous, snowball-sized bodies collide within the birth ring. Stellar winds disperse dust grains away from the star beyond the birth ring to the outer debris disk.
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    AU Microscopii, AU Mic, GJ 803, HD197481
  • Release Date
    January 7, 2007
  • Science Release
    Hubble Observations Provide Insight into Planet Birth
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)

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Hubble's Snapshot of Debris Disk Around Young Star - Annotated

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Aug 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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