Image of the star AB Aurigae taken by the Subaru Telescope (IMAGE)

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Image of the star AB Aurigae taken by the Subaru Telescope

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Image of the star AB Aurigae taken by the Subaru Telescope showing the spiral arms in the disk and the newly-discovered protoplanet AB Aur b. The bright central star has been masked, and its location is indicated by the star mark (☆). The size of Neptune’s orbit in the Solar System is shown to provide scale.

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T. Currie/Subaru Telescope

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