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Disk of dust and debris in orbit around a star
A debris disk (American English), or debris disc (Commonwealth English), is a circumstellar disk of dust and debris in orbit around a star. Sometimes
Debris_disk
Single yellow-hued star in the constellation Cetus
2025[update] there remains no unambiguous evidence of planets. Because of its debris disk, any planet orbiting Tau Ceti would face far more impact events than
Tau_Ceti
Scattered remains of something destroyed or discarded
piece of space debris falling to Earth leaves a fiery trail, just like a meteor. A debris disk is a circumstellar disk of dust and debris in orbit around
Debris
Gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star
Protoplanetary disks. Accretion disk Circumplanetary disk – Accumulation of matter around a planet Debris disk Disk wind – material ejected from a disk Disrupted
Protoplanetary_disk
Star in the constellation Microscopium
star. Like β Pictoris, AU Microscopii has a circumstellar disk of dust known as a debris disk and at least three exoplanets, with the presence of an additional
AU_Microscopii
Binary star system in the constellation Reticulum
coming from a two-lobed structure that looked like a debris disk seen edge-on. This debris disk interpreted as an analogy to the Kuiper belt with a semi-major
Zeta_Reticuli
Second brightest star in the southern constellation of Pictor
velocity method. The three planets are orbiting in the plane of the debris disk surrounding the star. Beta Pictoris c is currently the closest extrasolar
Beta_Pictoris
Triple star system in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
by several debris disks. The inner disk is a high-carbon small-grain (10–300 nm) ash disk, clustering at 0.1 AU from the star. Next is a disk of larger
Fomalhaut
Star in the constellation Telescopium
surrounded by a thin debris disk which is often called a Kuiper Belt analog because it is full of icy bodies colliding within the disk. Large amounts of
HD_181327
Star in the constellation Pegasus
5 times its luminosity. It is part of a system that also contains a debris disk and at least four massive planets. These planets were the first exoplanets
HR_8799
Star in the constellation of Corvus
magnitude of +4.3. Two debris disks have been detected orbiting this star: a cold outer disk at ~150 AU, and a warm/hot inner disk within a few astronomical
Eta_Corvi
Stellar core remnant
the white dwarf, until it will eventually sublimate and the disk will disappear. A debris disk will have a lifetime of around a few million years for white
White_dwarf
Red dwarf star in the constellation Carina
Myr old star system in the constellation Volans with a circumstellar debris disk orbiting an M-type red dwarf about 331 lightyears from Earth. On October
WISE_J080822.18−644357.3
Brightest star in the constellation Lyra
have a circumstellar disk of dust. This dust is likely to be the result of collisions between objects in an orbiting debris disk, which is analogous to
Vega
Star in the constellation Aquarius
Solar System's age. In December 2013, a debris disk was discovered around this star. This is the second debris disk in the system, as a first one was discovered
Fomalhaut_C
Binary star system in the constellation Eridanus
in 1993. This discovery was subsequently interpreted as indicating a debris disk with a radius near 500 AU. It was further speculated that, if the star
Tau1_Eridani
Star in the constellation Libra
three planets discovered using the radial velocity method, along with a debris disk. The system's notability is due primarily to early exoplanetology discoveries
Gliese_581
White dwarf in Pisces
the disk and while the count number is small, there is evidence that this x-ray emission could come from iron. List of exoplanets and planetary debris around
G_29-38
This is a list of exoplanets and planetary debris disks around white dwarfs. Circumbinary exoplanets found with eclipse timing variations are sometimes
List of exoplanets and planetary debris around white dwarfs
List_of_exoplanets_and_planetary_debris_around_white_dwarfs
Star in the constellation Hercules
model what is seen in the debris disk of 99 Herculis as they can carve out the disk on both edges leaving a narrow debris disk. van Leeuwen, F. (2007).
99_Herculis
circumstellar disks that have published resolved images. Many of them are protoplanetary disks or debris disks. Only some are transitional disks between protoplanetary
List of resolved circumstellar disks
List_of_resolved_circumstellar_disks
Exoplanet in the constellation Crux
Scorpius–Centaurus association. The star is surrounded by a debris disk oriented 21 degrees away from HD 106906 b; this disk is about 65 AU (10 billion km; 6 billion mi)
HD_106906_b
Super Jupiter orbiting Beta Pictoris
Pictoris b (abbreviated as β Pic b) is an exoplanet orbiting the young debris disk, A-type main sequence star, Beta Pictoris located approximately 63 light-years
Beta_Pictoris_b
G-type star in the constellation Puppis
were updated in 2023. In 2005, the Spitzer Space Telescope detected a debris disk in the HD 69830 system consistent with being produced by an asteroid
HD_69830
Accumulation of matter around a star
inner radius. Protoplanetary disks and debris disks can be imaged with different methods. If the disk is seen edge-on, the disk can sometimes block the light
Circumstellar_disc
Planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius
; Chu, Y.-H.; Rieke, G. H.; Huggins, P. J.; et al. (March 2007). "A Debris Disk around the Central Star of the Helix Nebula?". The Astrophysical Journal
Helix_Nebula
Star in the constellation Virgo
wavelength of 160 μm. This indicated the presence of a debris disk in orbit around the star. This disk was resolved at 70 μm. It was then thought to correspond
61_Virginis
Binary star system in the constellation Centaurus
an excess of infrared emission, implying that it has a circumstellar debris disk. Observations using the Near-Infrared Multi-Object Spectrometer aboard
HR_4796
K-type star in the constellation Hydra
magnitudes and is approximately 7.72 at maximum brightness. In 2007, a debris disk with estimated dust mass 0.047±0.003 M🜨 has been observed around the
HD_92945
Star in the constellation Puppis
part of the stellar main sequence. The star retains a detectable debris disk - a disk of dust created from collisions of planetesimals in a belt analogous
HD_61005
Star in the constellation Carina
an excess of infrared emission, a circumstellar debris disk has been found around the primary. This disk is inclined at an angle of about 40–50° to the
HD_53143
Large, round non-stellar astronomical object
Alice C. (26 November 2007). "The Total Number of Giant Planets in Debris Disks with Central Clearings". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Planet
debris disk A ring-shaped circumstellar disc of dust and debris orbiting its host star. It is created by collisions between planetesimals. A debris disk
Glossary_of_astronomy
F-type star in the constellation Crux
angular separation of 35.50″ along a position angle of 194°, as of 2000. A debris disk around Eta Crucis was initially inferred from observations from the Spitzer
Eta_Crucis
Star in the constellation Horologium
orbited by a debris disk of dust particles. The mean temperature of this disk is 56 K and it appears to have two components: an inner disk is orbiting
Nu_Horologii
Dim, low mass stars on the main sequence
the primordial gas is removed, the system is left with a debris disk. Examples of debris disks around red dwarfs are AU Microscopii, CE Antliae and Fomalhaut
Red_dwarf
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
boundary for this process has been dubbed the soot line. As the Solar System disk cooled, this line moved inward and now lies within Earth's orbit around the
Solar_System
Set of non-stellar objects in orbit around a star
809 planetary systems, with 1,061 systems having more than one planet. Debris disks are known to be common while other objects are more difficult to observe
Planetary_system
Young star in the constellation Antlia
low-mass star in the constellation of Antlia. It is surrounded by a debris disk and has one directly imaged planet candidate. TWA 7 was discovered in
CE_Antliae
Research Astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Technology and Strategy. Her research focuses on observational studies of debris disks and planet formation around nearby young stars, with an aim to be able
Aki_Roberge
brightening. Collisions are thought to be common in a type of debris disk, so-called extreme debris disks (EDD). Co-moving stellar or substellar companions can
List of extrasolar planetary collisions
List_of_extrasolar_planetary_collisions
Star in the constellation Lupus
704 K. A debris disk has been imaged around this star using the coronagraphic mode of the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. The disk appears
HD_139664
massive than the Sun which are young enough that protoplanetary disks just became debris disks. The second category consists of possible sub-brown dwarfs found
Methods of detecting exoplanets
Methods_of_detecting_exoplanets
Star system in the constellation Capricornus
a debris disk was confirmed with data from the ISO and Spitzer space missions. Observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array show a wide disk extending
HD_206893
White dwarf in the constellation Virgo
with a debris disk around it. The disk formed when a planetary body was tidally disrupted around the white dwarf. It is the first gaseous disk discovered
SDSS_J1228+1040
Star in the constellation of Sculptor
S2CID 118438871, 15. Gáspár, András; Rieke, George H. (2014). "The Herschel Cold Debris Disks: Confusion with the Extragalactic Background at 160 μm". The Astrophysical
Gliese_42
Star in the constellation Taurus
component of the inner disk. List of exoplanets and planetary debris around white dwarfs Other old and cold white dwarfs with planetary debris: Van Maanen 2 (6
LSPM_J0207+3331
Binary star in the constellation Crux
An infrared excess around the binary is coming from a circumstellar debris disk that is being viewed edge-on. This has a pronounced asymmetrical shape
HD_106906
Planets found orbiting pulsars
interaction with a more massive one; the light white dwarf gives rise to a debris disk that generates a planet while the larger white dwarf becomes a pulsar
Pulsar_planet
Planets visible to the naked eye
Co-orbital configuration Trojan moons Co-orbital moons Cosmic dust Debris disk Detached object Disk instability EXCEDE Exozodiacal dust Extraterrestrial materials
Classical_planet
Planetary object disrupted by other body
and debris, which may eventually surround the parent star in the form of a circumstellar disk or debris disk. As a consequence, the orbiting debris field
Disrupted_planet
Solid objects in protoplanetary disks and debris disks
(/ˌplænɪˈtɛsɪməlz/) are solid objects thought to exist in protoplanetary disks and debris disks. Believed to have formed in the Solar System about 4.6 billion years
Planetesimal
Quadruple star system in the constellation of Crater
98800 A and HD 98800 B each of which contains two stars. In 2007, a debris disk was discovered orbiting HD 98800 B consisting of two rings which indicates
HD_98800
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
Co-orbital configuration Trojan moons Co-orbital moons Cosmic dust Debris disk Detached object Disk instability EXCEDE Exozodiacal dust Extraterrestrial materials
Io_(moon)
Star in the constellation Hercules
late-type stars carried out in 2010, a debris disk was discovered between approximately 6 and 30 AU. The disk was not detected at 22μm by NASA's Wide-field
Gliese_649
Star in the constellation Sagittarius
would make the disk a so-called transitional disk, meaning it lies in between protoplanetary and debris disk. Observations with the Submillimeter Array
HD_166191
Star in the constellation Eridanus
Eridani. The observations indicated a disk of fine-grained cosmic dust was orbiting the star; this debris disk has since been extensively studied. Evidence
Epsilon_Eridani
NASA-citizen science project
project has also discovered the first debris disk with a white dwarf companion (HD 74389) and a new kind of M dwarf disk (WISE J080822.18-644357.3) in a moving
Disk_Detective
This is a list of notable confirmed exoplanets and planetary debris disks around giant stars, mainly sorted by distance to the Sun. Exoplanets orbiting
List of exoplanets and planetary debris around giant stars
List_of_exoplanets_and_planetary_debris_around_giant_stars
Star in the cluster NGC 2547
transitional disk or a collision between planetesimals. In 2012 it was discovered that ID8 and HD 23514, both identified as extreme debris disks (EDD), are
2MASS_J08090250−4858172
Star in the constellation Ophiuchus
the critical rotation rate. 51 Ophiuchi has a disk of dust and gas that appears to be a young debris disk and is probably a planetary system in the late
51_Ophiuchi
Open cluster in the constellation Vela
ID8 is located in NGC 2547 and showed substantial brightening of the debris disk at a wavelength of 3 to 5 micrometers, followed by a decay over a year
NGC_2547
Type of circumstellar disk
excess and could be similar to Peter Pan disks. 2MASS 08093547-4913033, which is one of the M-dwarfs with a debris disk in NGC 2547 was observed with the Spitzer
Peter_Pan_disk
Stellar classification
the star alone. This IR excess is attributable to dust emission from a debris disk where planets form. Surveys indicate massive planets commonly form around
A-type_main-sequence_star
Brown dwarf
Roman R. (2016). "Discovery of a Substellar Companion to the Nearby Debris Disk Host HR 2562". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 829 (1): L4. arXiv:1608
HR_2562_B
Star in the constellation Triangulum
Orbiting the star is a dusty debris disk with a combined mass of about 2.9 × 10−2 times the mass of the Earth. This disk can be detected because it is
Gamma_Trianguli
Astronomical object not gravitationally bound to a star
evidence for such claims to be plausible. Material from the Beta Pictoris debris disk is thought to be the dominant source of interstellar micrometeoroids
Interstellar_object
Pulsar in the constellation Cassiopeia
circumstellar disk was discovered around the pulsar. This may prove that pulsar planets are common around neutron stars. The debris disk is likely to be
4U_0142+61
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
100546, a blue-white Herbig Ae/Be star that is surrounded by a complex debris disk containing a large planet or brown dwarf and possible protoplanet. Two
Musca
Minor constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
to have planets, while other star —the Sun-like star HD 202628— has a debris disk. AU Microscopii and the binary red dwarf system AT Microscopii are probably
Microscopium
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
of the Sun (M☉) and 57 times as luminous (L☉), and is surrounded by a debris disk out to a radius of around 60 astronomical units (AU). The secondary companion
Corona_Borealis
Binary system in the constellation Serpens
and a brown dwarf. The system is surrounded by a circumbinary debris disk. The debris disk was formed when a minor planet was tidally disrupted around the
SDSS_1557
Disk used in telescopes to block a bright object
An occulting disk is a small disk placed centrally in the eyepiece of a telescope or at its focal point, to block the view of a bright object so that fainter
Occulting_disk
Star in the constellation Hydra
debris disk with a radius of 27.27 astronomical units. The temperature of the debris is estimated at 60 K (−213.2 °C), and the total mass of the disk
HD_84117
Red dwarf in the constellation Leo
infrared emission has been detected, which may indicate the lack of a debris disk around it. The outer, light-emitting layer of a star is known as the
Wolf_359
Variable star in the Alpha Persei Cluster
shows periodic variations due to starspots. In 2012 researchers found a debris disk with extreme infrared excess. The researchers suggested that this dust
V488_Persei
Candidate super-Earth orbiting Tau Ceti
if it and its companion planets were similarly inclined to Tau Ceti's debris disk at 35±10°, f could 5.56+1.48 −1.94 and 9.30+2.48 −3.24 Earth masses,
Tau_Ceti_f
Set of gravitationally bound objects in orbit
although such systems may also consist of bodies such as circumplanetary disks, ring systems, moonlets, minor-planet moons and artificial satellites any
Satellite_system_(astronomy)
Greek American astronomer (born 1967)
13, 1967) is a Greek American astronomer known for his discoveries of debris disks around stars. Kalas led a team of scientists to obtain the first visible-light
Paul_Kalas
White dwarf in the constellation Pegasus
lithium detected in its atmosphere. The white dwarf is surrounded by a debris disk and is actively accreting material. Researchers suggest that the presence
WD_2317+1830
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Sun to be known to emit X-rays, and is surrounded by a circumstellar debris disk, similar to the Kuiper Belt. Vega forms one corner of the famous Summer
Lyra
Asteroids found outside of the Solar System
water. Accretion disk Circumstellar disc Debris disk Disrupted planet List of exceptional asteroids Lost minor planet Protoplanetary disk Enking, Molly (11
Exoasteroid
Protoplanetary disk in the Taurus molecular cloud
circumstellar disks Examples of other edge-on disks: Beta Pictoris (debris disks) AU Microscopii (debris disks) HD 106906 (debris disk) Dracula's Chivito
HH_30
Star in the constellation Ursa Major
a circumstellar debris disk of orbiting dust, much like those discovered around Fomalhaut and Vega. The mean temperature of this disk is 120 K, indicating
Merak_(star)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
magnitude 4.1. Eta and PZ Telescopii are two young star systems with debris disks and brown dwarf companions. Telescopium hosts two unusual stars with
Telescopium
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Bruce; Matthews, Brenda C.; et al. (2013). "Resolved Debris Discs Around A Stars in the Herschel DEBRIS Survey". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical
Pavo_(constellation)
List of systems with multiple planets
arXiv:2510.11490 [astro-ph.EP]. Koerner, D. W.; et al. (February 2010), "New Debris Disk Candidates Around 49 Nearby Stars" (PDF), The Astrophysical Journal Letters
List of multiplanetary systems
List_of_multiplanetary_systems
Constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere
massive as the Sun. The young star Eta Corvi has been found to have two debris disks. Three star systems have exoplanets, and a fourth planetary system is
Corvus_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
the sun and rotates rapidly. Like Beta, it is surrounded by a dusty debris disk, which has a radius 80 times the distance of the Earth from the Sun.
Triangulum
Solar system objects beyond Neptune
throughout the Solar System. Similarities have also been noted with debris disk spectra. As expected given their peculiar compositions, the dwarf planets
Trans-Neptunian_object
Astronomical theory about the Solar System
widely accepted modern variant of the nebular theory is the solar nebular disk model (SNDM) or solar nebular model. It offered explanations for a variety
Nebular_hypothesis
Star in the constellation Ophiuchus
Beichman, C. A.; Bryden, G. (July 2007). "Steady State Evolution of Debris Disks around A Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 663 (1): 365–382. arXiv:astro-ph/0703608
Gamma_Ophiuchi
Black hole in the constellation Virgo
between the black hole's accretion disk and orbiting objects. For Ansky, researchers suggest a larger debris disk around the black hole, which is "larger
Ansky_(black_hole)
Double binary star system in the constellation Ursa Major
Ballering, Nicholas (2016-08-01), "The Correlation between Metallicity and Debris Disk Mass", The Astrophysical Journal, 826 (2): 171, arXiv:1604.07403, Bibcode:2016ApJ
Iota_Ursae_Majoris
Long survey that imaged exoplanets and protoplanetary disks
in an effort to directly image extrasolar planets and protoplanetary/debris disks around hundreds of nearby stars. SEEDS is a Japanese-led international
Strategic Explorations of Exoplanets and Disks with Subaru
Strategic_Explorations_of_Exoplanets_and_Disks_with_Subaru
Variable star in the constellation Lepus
inclination: Balmer et al. (2024) Orbital period: Denis et al. (2025) Debris disk: Pearce et al. (2022) Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended
AF_Leporis
these dimming events happened due to an occultation by a dust cloud or dust disk, but many remain without explanation. BD+20°307 Disrupted planet Ecliptic
List of stars that have unusual dimming periods
List_of_stars_that_have_unusual_dimming_periods
Accumulation of matter around a planet
A circumplanetary disk (or circumplanetary disc, short CPD) is a torus, pancake or ring-shaped accumulation of matter composed of gas, dust, planetesimals
Circumplanetary_disk
01h 44m 04.1s −15° 56′ 15″ G8.5Vp 0.783 3.49# 5.68 273.8097 ±0.1701 debris disk, and evidence for four planets (e, f, g, and h) (2012, 2017), and further
List_of_nearest_stars
Imaging instrument for the Gemini South Telescope in Chile
protoplanetary disks, transition disks, and debris disks around young stars. This may provide clues about planet formation. The technique used to image disks with
Gemini_Planet_Imager
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