Possible planetary or protoplanetary disc around the star Beta Pictoris

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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ID:eso8701a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:5 januari 1987
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso8701
Storlek:1923 x 1608 px

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Namn:Beta Pictoris
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Avstånd:70 ljusår
Kategori:Exoplanets

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