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Kuiper Belt

Object Type: Kuiper Belt
Parent Star: epsilon Eridani (K2 V)
Discovery Status: Imaged
Mass: << NO DATA >>
Mean Distance: 30 AU
System Age: 700 Myr
Year Discovered: 1998
Detection Method: Radio Imagery
Discovered By: Greaves et al

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epsilon Eridani Disk
The ring is "strikingly similar" to the outer comet zone in our Solar System, and shows an intriguing bright region that may be particles trapped around a young planet.

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