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Circumstellar Debris Disk HD 53143

Circumstellar Debris Disk HD 53143

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    06h 59m 59.55s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -61° 20' 8.99"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Carina
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    60 light-years (18.4 parsecs)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    The Hubble images were created from HST data from proposal 9475: P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley), M. Clampin (NASA/GSFC), and J.R. Graham (University of California, Berkeley).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/HRC
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    September, 2004
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F606W (V), F892W (Methane)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    HD 53143
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Star with Disk, Circumstellar Debris Disk
  • Release Date
    January 19, 2006
  • Science Release
    Dusty Planetary Disks Around Two Nearby Stars Resemble Our Kuiper Belt
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley)

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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