Large dusty clumps orbiting V960 Mon captured by ALMA
This image of the young star V960 Mon and surrounding dusty material was obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner. Large dusty clumps with masses similar to that of planets are visible here as blue blobs. These clumps could contract and collapse via a process known as “gravitational instability” to form giant planets roughly the size of Jupiter.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Weber et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso2312d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 July 2023, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2312 |
| Size: | 978 x 978 px |
About the Object
| Name: | V960 Mon |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Distance: | 5000 light years |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Category: | Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 6 59 31.59 |
| Position (Dec): | -4° 5' 27.80" |
| Field of view: | 0.10 x 0.10 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Millimeter | 1.3 mm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 6 |