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TW Hydrae
The star TW Hydrae is a nearby classical T Tauri star in the constellation Hydra, about 176 light-years from Earth. It is surrounded by a gas-and-dust protoplanetary disk whose structure includes a prominent gap observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The gap has been interpreted as possible evidence of a growing planet, and the system is used to study young stars, accretion disks and planet forma...
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Dubhe
Dubhe, designated Alpha Ursae Majoris, is a binary star system located approximately 124 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Ursa Major. The primary component is an orange giant of spectral type K0III, while the companion is a main-sequence star of similar type in a wide orbit. Dubhe is one of the seven stars that form the Big Dipper asterism and, together with Merak (Beta Ursae Majoris)...
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