ALMA image of the protoplanetary disc around V883 Orionis
This image of the planet-forming disc around the young star V883 Orionis was obtained by ALMA in long-baseline mode. This star is currently in outburst, which has pushed the water snow line further from the star and allowed it to be detected for the first time. The dark ring midway through the disc is the water snowline, the point from the star where the temperature and pressure dip low enough for water ice to form.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Cieza
About the Image
| Id: | eso1626b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 July 2016, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1626 |
| Size: | 600 x 601 px |
About the Object
| Name: | V883 Orionis |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 38 18.10 |
| Position (Dec): | -7° 2' 26.02" |
| Field of view: | 0.02 x 0.02 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Millimeter Band 6 | 1.365012 mm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |