Hubble's Snapshot of Debris Disk Around Young Star - Unannotated
Taken with NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows light reflected off dust in a debris disk around the young star AU Microscopii.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0702b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 January 2007, 18:00 |
| Size: | 951 x 288 px |
About the Object
| Name: | AU Mic, AU Microscopii, GJ 803, HD197481 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Flare Star • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk • Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 30 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical POL0V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical POL60V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical POL120V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
