Angular apparent size comparison
An angular size comparison of how Proxima will appear in the sky seen from Proxima b, compared to how the Sun appears in our sky on Earth. Proxima is much smaller than the Sun, but Proxima b lies very close to its star.
Credit:ESO/G. Coleman
About the Image
| Id: | eso1629k |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 24 August 2016, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1629 |
| Size: | 8005 x 6000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Proxima b, Proxima Centauri |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
