File:Possible planetary or protoplanetary disc around the star Beta Pictoris (eso8701a).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionPossible planetary or protoplanetary disc around the star Beta Pictoris (eso8701a).jpg |
English: This is an image of a possible planetary or protoplanetary disc around the star Beta Pictoris. It is the first visible light image ever taken of a compact disc of solid material located within such close proximity to a star. The disc is estimated to be 80.000 million kilometres across. |
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Date | 5 January 1987 (upload date) | ||
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Author | ESO | ||
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Author | Zeutschel Omniscan 11 |
Credit/Provider | ESO |
Source | European Southern Observatory |
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Date and time of data generation | 00:00, 5 January 1987 |
Keywords | Beta Pictoris |
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Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, , D-85748 Germany |
IIM version | 4 |