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Circumstellar Disk – HD 15115
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.02h 26m 16.19s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.06° 17' 33.61"
- DistanceDistanceThe 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.147 light-years (45 parsecs)
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData 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.Hubble data for this release were obtained from the following HST proposal 12228 (PI: G. Schneider).
The science team includes: G. Schneider (University of Arizona), C. Stark (NASA/GSFC), J. Debes (STScI), C. Grady (Eureka Scientific), D. Hines (STScI), M. Kuchner (NASA/GSFC), M. Perrin (STScI), M. Silverstone (Eureka Scientific), and A. Weinberger (Carnegie Institution of Washington), J. Wisniewski (University of Oklahoma, Norman), P. Hinz (University of Arizona), J. Carson (College of Charleston), T. Henning (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg), A. Moro-Martin (STScI), M. Tamura (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan), H. Jang-Condell (University of Wyoming, Laramie), B. Woodgate (NASA/GSFC), M. Goto (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg), and G. Serabyn (JPL). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>STIS
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.August 2010 - November 2012
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.HD 15115
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Debris Disk Around Nearby Star
- Release DateNovember 6, 2014
- Science ReleaseHubble Surveys Debris-Strewn Exoplanetary Construction Yards
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
