Swarm of Comets

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spitzer_sig15-014 November 24th, 2015

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (IPAC)

This illustration shows a star behind a shattered comet. Observations of the star KIC 8462852 by NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes suggest that its unusual light signals are likely from dusty comet fragments, which blocked the light of the star as they passed in front of it in 2011 and 2013. The comets are thought to be traveling around the star in a very long, eccentric orbit.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6124-sig15-014-Swarm-of-Comets

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

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Subject - General
Interplanetary Body > Comet
Spitzer_sig15-014_1280
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ID
sig15-014
Subject Category
E.2.2  
Subject Name
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (IPAC)
Release Date
2015-11-24
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6124-sig15-014-Swarm-of-Comets
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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Bandpass
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Equinox
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FITS Header
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Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
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Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
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Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
sig15-014.tif
Metadata Date
2017-03-13
Metadata Version
1.2
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