Radial velocity curve of Gliese 581 (HARPS/3.6m)
Radial velocities of the red dwarf Gl 581 as a function of the orbital phase. The amplitude of the detected variation is 13.2 m/s and the curve is consistent with a circular orbit. The orbital period is 5.366 days.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0539a |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 30 November 2005 |
| Related releases: | eso0539 |
| Size: | 2302 x 1414 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gliese 581 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 20 light years |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
