Zooming in on the Oph-IRS 48 system
This video zooms in on the Oph-IRS 48 system, a star surrounded by a planet-forming disc that contains a dust trap. This trap allows dust particles to grow and spawn bigger bodies.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard). Music: movetwo
About the Video
| Id: | eso1325c |
| Release date: | 6 June 2013, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2205, eso1325 |
| Duration: | 56 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Oph-IRS 48, Ophiuchus |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object |
| Category: | HD Videos (disabled) Stars |
