Comet Storm around Fomalhaut
Infrared view of the Fomalhaut dust disk taken by the Herschel Space Observatory. New data reveal that comets are constantly banging into each other around the star, creating its dust disk.
Image Details
- Date
- April 12, 2012
- ID
- nhsc2012-006a
- Type
- Observation
- Credit
- ESA
Object Details
- Name
- Fomalhaut
- Subject | Milky Way
- Star Circumstellar Material Disk Debris
- Distance
- Lightyears 25.1
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Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Color Assigment | Wavelength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel (PACS) | Infrared | Blue | 70.0 µm |
