HR 4796 A
A circumstellar disk around star HR 4796 A selected from the larger sample of 26 disks obtained with the Gemini South telescope in Chile using the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI).
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Esposito (UC Berkeley)
Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2014f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 24, 2020, 6 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2014 |
| Size: | 1200 x 1200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HR 4796 A |
| Distance: | 250 light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 36 1.04 |
| Position (Dec): | -39° 52' 10.21" |
| Field of view: | 0.04 x 0.04 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 82.9° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared H | 1.64 μm | Gemini South GPI |