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Face-On, False Light Image of Dust Disk Around Star HD141569

Face-On, False Light Image of Dust Disk Around Star HD141569

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    15h 49m 57.74s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -3° 55' 16.35"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Libra
  • 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.
    320 light-years (100 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.
    Principal Astronomers / ACS science team: H.C. Ford (JHU), G.D. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), N. Benitez (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI), G.F. Hartig (STScI), D.R. Ardila (JHU), F. Bartko (Bartko Science & Technology), J.P. Blakeslee (JHU), R.J. Bouwens (UCO/Lick Obs.), T.J. Broadhurst (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University), R.A. Brown (STScI), C.J. Burrows (STScI), E.S. Cheng (NASA-GSFC), N.J.G. Cross (JHU), P.D. Feldman (JHU), M. Franx (Leiden Observatory), D.A.Golimowski (JHU), C. Gronwall (PSU), L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), R.A. Kimble (NASA GSFC), J.E. Krist (STScI), M.P. Lesser (Steward Obs.), A.R. Martel (JHU), F. Menanteau (JHU), G.R. Meurer (JHU), G.K. Miley (Leiden Obs.), M. Postman (STScI), P. Rosati (ESO), M. Sirianni (JHU), W.B. Sparks (STScI), H.D. Tran (JHU), Z.I. Tsvetanov (JHU), R.L. White (STScI/JHU), and W. Zheng (JHU)
  • 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.
    July 21, 2002, Exposure Time: 3.9 hours
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F435W (B), F606W (V)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    HD141569
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Massive Star with Disk
  • Release Date
    January 6, 2003
  • Science Release
    Hubble Reveals Complex Circumstellar Disk
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, M. Clampin (STScI), H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth(UCO/Lick), J. Krist (STScI), D. Ardila (JHU), D. Golimowski (JHU) the ACS Science Team and ESA

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Mar 28, 2025
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