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The Four Suns of HD 98800
author: Ron Miller/Novapix
reference: a-exo02-03001
Image Size 300 DPI: 37 * 26 cm
HD 98800 is a multiple star system about 150 light years from Earth.
HD 98800 consists of two pairs of double stars, with one pair surrounded by a disk of dust. Datas indicate that the dust disk has gaps that appear consistent with being cleared by planets orbiting in the disk. If so, one planet appears to be orbiting at a distance similar to Mars of our own Solar System. Pictured here is an artist's drawing of how the HD 98800 system might appear from this exoplanet.
Keywords for this photo:
ASTRONOMY - BINARY STAR - CRATER - DISK - DOUBLE STAR - EXOPLANET - EXTRASOLAR PLANET - HD 98800 - ILLUSTRATION - PLANET - PROTOPLANETARY DISK - STAR -
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