Binary L dwarf Kelu-1 (14 August 1998)
This graphic represents a slice of the spider-web-like structure of the Universe, called the "cosmic web". These great filaments are made largely of dark matter located in the space between galaxies. The Hubble Space Telescope probed the structure of intergalactic space to look for missing ordinary matter, called baryons, that is gravitationally attracted to the cosmic web.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0901c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 January 2009, 18:20 |
| Size: | 1225 x 1225 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Kelu-1 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
| Distance: | 60 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
