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HD 141943

HD 141943

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    15h 53m 27s.30
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -42° 16' 0".72

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 data are from HST proposals 10527 (PI: D. Hines, STScI) and 10849 (PI: S. Metchev, Stonybrook U.)
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>NICMOS
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    2006, 2007
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F110W and F160W
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    HD 141943
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Circumstellar Disk
  • Release Date
    April 24, 2014
  • Science Release
    Astronomical Forensics Uncover Planetary Disks in Hubble Archive
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, R. Soummer and M. Perrin (STScI), L. Pueyo (STScI/Johns Hopkins University), C. Chen and D. Golimowski (STScI), J.B. Hagan (STScI/Purdue University), T. Mittal (University of California, Berkeley/Johns Hopkins University), E . Choquet, M. Moerchen, and M. N'Diaye (STScI), A. Rajan (Arizona State University), S. Wolff (STScI/Purdue University), J. Debes and D. Hines (STScI), and G. Schneider (Steward Observatory/University of Arizona)

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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