Warped Disc around Beta Pictoris

esahubble_opo9602b January 17th, 1996

Credit: Chris Burrows, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) the European Space Agency (ESA), J. Krist (STScI), the WFPC2 IDT team, and NASA

This is a visible light image of the disk, which appears spindle-like because it is tilted nearly edge-on to our view. The disk is made up of microscopic dust grains of ices and silicate particles, and shines by reflected light from the star.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9602b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Beta Pictoris • IRAS 05460-5104
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Circumstellar Material > Planetary System

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	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical	-

ID: opo9602b
Subject Category: B.3.7.1
Subject Name: Beta Pictoris, IRAS 05460-5104
Credits: Chris Burrows, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) the European Space Agency (ESA), J. Krist (STScI), the WFPC2 IDT team, and NASA

Release Date: 1996-01-17T14:30:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9602b/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Optical
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo9602b

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo9602b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:45:50+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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