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Location of Star HD 209458 (Annotated)
The parent star of transiting planet HD 209458b is called HD 209458. It is similar to our Sun and lies 150 light-years from Earth. The star is visible with binoculars as a seventh magnitude star in the constellation Pegasus.
This is a a 1.9 x 1.9 degree three-color composite from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The blue plate (B) is shown in blue, the red plate (R) in green, and the infrared plate (I) in red.
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.HD 209458
- Release DateMarch 12, 2003
- Science ReleaseToo Close for Comfort: Hubble Discovers an Evaporating Planet
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
