The unusual exoplanet HIP 65426b — SPHERE's first
The exoplanet HIP 65426b — the first to be seen by the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The image of the parent star has been removed from the image for clarity, and its position marked with a cross; the circle indicates the orbit of Neptune around the Sun on the same scale. The planet is clearly visible at the lower-left in this remarkable image.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | ann17041a |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 6 July 2017, 17:00 |
Related announcements: | ann17041 |
Size: | 680 x 680 px |
About the Object
Name: | HIP 65426b |
Type: | Milky Way : Planet |
Category: | Exoplanets |
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Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Infrared K2 | 2.251 μm | Very Large Telescope SPHERE |
Infrared K1 | 2.11 μm | Very Large Telescope SPHERE |