The Earth-like planet Gliese 581 c (artist's impression)
Artist's impression of the five-Earth mass planet, Gliese 581 c, found in the habitable zone around the red dwarf Gliese 581, with the instrument HARPS on the ESO 3.6-metre telescope.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0722b |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 25 April 2007 |
| Related releases: | eso0722 |
| Size: | 6000 x 4314 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gliese 581 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 20 light years |
| Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |
