Artist’s impression of the planet Beta Pictoris b
This artist’s view shows the planet orbiting the young star Beta Pictoris. This exoplanet is the first to have its rotation rate measured. Its eight-hour day corresponds to an equatorial rotation speed of 100 000 kilometres/hour — much faster than any planet in the Solar System.
Credit:ESO L. Calçada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1414a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 30 April 2014, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1414 |
| Size: | 5000 x 3125 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Beta Pictoris |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |
