Dust trap animation
This artist’s rendering shows the behaviour of different sized particles in the disc of dust that surrounds Oph-IRS 48 system. The bigger particles, millimetres in diameter, tend to clump together in a safe haven that allows them to grow even further, eventually forming boulders and then comets.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Video
| Id: | eso1325b |
| Release date: | 6 June 2013, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1325 |
| Duration: | 01 m 13 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 |
