Beta Pictoris

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4994. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Individual Stellar Objects

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A white-dwarf star of apparent magnitude 3.85, found by the IRAS survey in 1983 to be a very strong emitter of infrared radiation. Following this discovery, extensive studies with large optical telescopes revealed the presence of a disk of dust surrounding the star—possible raw material for the formation of a planetary system. This is particularly interesting as it is a star similar in size to th...

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