Fomalhaut dust ring, illustration
Illustration of the dust ring around the star Fomalhaut. Within the dust ring is the candidate exoplanet Fomalhaut b. Fomalhaut is located approximately 25 light-years away in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus. The ring of dust is around 23 billion kilometres from the star and may be an area of planet formation., by NASA, ESA and A. Feild (STScI)/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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