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About the Object	Object Name: G29-38 Object Type: White Dwarf Position (J2000): RA: 23h 28m 47.74s Dec: +05Ą 14' 53.4" Distance: 14 pc Constellation: Pisces
About the Data	Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Kuchner (Goddard Space Flight Center) Instrument: IRAC, MIPS, and IRS Wavelength: 4.5 microns, 8.0 microns, 24 microns, and 5.5-14 microns Exposure Date: IRAC: 2004 November 26 10:54 UT MPS: 2004 December 2 04:45 UT IRS: 2004 December 8 3:26 UT Exposure Time: RAC: 30 s MPS: 420 s IRS: 10 min Release Date: January 11, 2006
Observers	Marc J. Kuchner (Goddard Space Flight Center) William T. Reach (Spitzer Science Center) Ted von Hippel (University of Texas at Austin) Adam Burrows (University of Arizona) Fergal Mullally (University of Texas at Austin) Mukremin Kilic (University of Texas at Austin) D. E. Winget (University of Texas at Austin)

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