ALMA imaging of the transitional disc DoAr 44
This ALMA image combines a view of the dust around the young star DoAr 44 (orange) with a view of the gaseous material (blue). The smaller hole in the inner gas is a telltale sign of the presence of a young planet clearing the disc.
The bar at the bottom of the image indicates the diameter of the orbit of Neptune in the Solar System (60 AU).
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
About the Image
Id: | eso1549d |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 16 December 2015, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1549 |
Size: | 1000 x 1000 px |
About the Object
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Millimeter 13CO | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
Millimeter 345 GHz continuum | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |