Moon-forming disc around the PDS 70c exoplanet as seen with ALMA
This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, shows a close-up view on the moon-forming disc surrounding PDS 70c, a young Jupiter-like gas giant nearly 400 light-years away. It shows this planet and its disc centre-front, with the larger circumstellar ring-like disc taking up most of the right-hand side of the image. The dusty circumplanetary disc is as large as the Sun-Earth distance and has enough mass to form up to three satellites the size of the Moon.
Crediti:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
Riguardo l'immagine
Identificazione: | eso2111c |
Tipo: | Osservazione |
Data di rilascio: | Giovedì 22 Luglio 2021 14:00 |
Notizie relative: | eso2111 |
Grandezza: | 1266 x 840 px |
Riguardo all'oggetto
Nome: | PDS 70c |
Tipo: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Categoria: | Exoplanets |
Coordinate
Position (RA): | 14 8 10.09 |
Position (Dec): | -41° 23' 52.94" |
Field of view: | 0.01 x 0.01 arcminutes |
Orientazione: | Il Nord è a -0.0° a sinistra della verticale |
Colori e filtri
Banda | Lunghezza d'onda | Telescopio |
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Millimetro 350 GHz | 855 μm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 7 |