File:2MASS J16281370-2431391.jpg
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The young star 2MASS J16281370-2431391 lies in the spectacular Rho Ophiuchi star formation region, about 400 light-years from Earth. It is surrounded by a disc of gas and dust — such discs are called protoplanetary discs as they are the early stages in the creation of planetary systems. This particular disc is seen nearly edge-on, and its appearance in visible light pictures has led to its being nicknamed the Flying Saucer. The main image shows part of the Rho Ophiuchi region and a much enlarged close-up infrared view of the Flying Saucer from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is shown as an insert. |
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Date | 3 February 2016, 12:00 | |||||||
Source | https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1604a/ (Flying Saucer) File:Wide-field view of the Rho Ophiuchi star forming region in visible light.jpg (https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1248e/) - to main image | |||||||
Author | ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 + NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope | |||||||
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Credit/Provider | Digitized Sky Survey 2/NASA/ESA |
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Source | European Southern Observatory |
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Date and time of data generation | 12:00, 3 February 2016 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Windows) |
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Unique ID of original document | uuid:C668067AACB0E0119718E13086B82746 |
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Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, , D-85748 Germany |
Keywords | 2MASS J16281370-2431391 |
IIM version | 4 |