PIA21090: Young Star HD 141569
 Target Name:  HD 141569
 Mission:  W. M. Keck Observatory
 Product Size:  559 x 558 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA21090.tif (585.1 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA21090.jpg (19.04 kB)

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This image shows the dusty disk of planetary material surrounding the young star HD 141569, located 380 light-years away from Earth. It was taken using the vortex coronagraph on the W.M. Keck Observatory. The vortex suppressed light from the star in the center, revealing light from the innermost ring of planetary material around the star (blue).

The disk around the star, made of olivine particles, extends from 23 to 70 astronomical units from the star. By comparison, Uranus is over 19 astronomical units from our sun, and Neptune about 30 astronomical units. One astronomical unit is the distance between Earth and our sun.

The Keck Observatory is managed by Caltech and the University of California. In 1996, NASA joined as a one-sixth partner in the Keck Observatory. JPL is managed by Caltech for NASA.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2017-01-30