Artist impression showing b Centauri and its giant planet b Centauri b
This artist’s impression shows a close up of the planet b Centauri b, which orbits a binary system with mass at least six times that of the Sun. This is the most massive and hottest planet-hosting star system found to date. The planet is ten times as massive as Jupiter and orbits the two-star system at 100 times the distance Jupiter orbits the Sun.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Image
Id: | eso2118c |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | 8 December 2021, 17:00 |
Related releases: | eso2118 |
Size: | 5000 x 3832 px |
About the Object
Name: | b Centauri |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |
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