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Haro 6-5B: A Disk of Dust Around a Star — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Haro 6-5B: A Disk of Dust Around a Star

February 9, 1999 · NASA

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Haro 6-5B is a nearly edge-on disk surrounded by a complex mixture of wispy clouds of dust and gas. In this WFPC2 image, the central star is partially hidden by the disk, but can be pinpointed by the stubby jet (shown in green), which it emits. The dark disk extends 32 billion miles across at a 90-degree angle to the jet.