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Mission: Herschel
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Size: 3000 x 2400
ID#: PIA14870
Added: 2011-10-20

Misty Star in the Sea Serpent

This artist's concept, based on data from NASA's Herschel telescope, illustrates an icy planet-forming disk around a young star called TW Hydrae, located about 175 light-years away in the Hydra, or Sea Serpent, constellation.

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