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Dust Disk Around Star Beta Pictoris (False Color Image)

Dust Disk Around Star Beta Pictoris (False Color Image)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Beta Pictoris
  • Release Date
    January 7, 1998
  • Science Release
    Astronomers Have Found a New Twist in a Suspected Proto-Planetary Disk
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  • Credit
    Credit: Al Schultz (CSC/STScI, and NASA)

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