SPHERE image of the newborn planet PDS 70b
This spectacular image from the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope is the first clear image of a planet caught in the very act of formation around the dwarf star PDS 70. The planet stands clearly out, visible as a bright point to the right of the centre of the image, which is blacked out by the coronagraph mask used to block the blinding light of the central star.
Credit:ESO/A. Müller et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1821a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 July 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1821 |
| Size: | 2000 x 1692 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PDS 70 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 8 10.16 |
| Position (Dec): | -41° 23' 52.60" |
| Field of view: | 0.02 x 0.02 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.3° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared K2 | 2.251 μm | Very Large Telescope SPHERE |
| Infrared K1 | 2.11 μm | Very Large Telescope SPHERE |