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HD 141569 and HR 4796A (HD 141569, HR 4796A) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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HD 141569 and HR 4796A

January 8, 1999 · NASA · HD 141569, HR 4796A

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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers their first views of a dust ring around the star HR 4796A and a dark gap dividing an immense dust disk around the star HD 141569. These images may provide important clues to possible planet formation.