Zooming in on Beta Pictoris

This sequence starts with a broad view of the southern sky and closes in on the bright star Beta Pictoris in the constellation of Pictor (The Artist’s Easel). This young star is surrounded by a dusty disc and also orbited by a large planet that is the first exoplanet to have had its spin measured. It has an equatorial rotation velocity of almost 100 000 kilometres/hour — much faster than any of the planets in the Solar System.

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ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)/L. Calçada. Music: movetwo

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Identification:eso1414a
Date de publication:30 avril 2014 19:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1414
Durée:50 s
Frame rate:30 fps

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Beta Pictoris
Catégorie:Stars

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