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Brown Dwarf Gliese 299B


Depicts: Gliese 229B
Copyright: S. Kulkarni (Caltech), D.Golimowski (JHU) and NASA

This image of the GL229B (center) was taken with Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera-2, in far red light, on November 17, 1995.

The Hubble observations will be used to accurately measure the brown dwarf's distance from Earth, and yield preliminary data on its orbital period, which may eventually offer clues to the dwarf's origin.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
17-Mar-2026 15:53 UT

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