Circular Astronomy

Tag: Subaru Telescope

  • Protoplanetary Disk Instability Around AB Aurigae (AB Aur)

    Overview AB Aurigae, commonly referred to as AB Aur, is a young star located in the constellation Auriga. It is a Herbig Ae/Be star, which means it is a pre-main-sequence star still in the process of formation. It has a stellar classification of A0Ve, matching an A-type main-sequence star with emission lines in the spectrum.…

  • Infant Star SAO 206462 With Protoplanetary Disk 440 Lightyears From Earth

    SAO 206462 (also known as HD 135344B) is a young Herbig F star in the constellation Lupus with a prominent circumstellar protoplanetary disk. The Subaru Telescope captured remarkable images of this system, revealing never-before-seen details of a solar system in the making: 4. Recent high-resolution observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have captured detailed…