A thick belt around a massive star in another galaxy

The position of the supergiant star WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's neighbouring galaxies, is shown in this Spitzer image (left). On the right, an artist's impression is provided of the thick, massive torus of matter surrounding the star as inferred from observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer. This is the first time that MIDI resolves an individual star in a neighbouring galaxy.

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ESO

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Identificazione:eso0815a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:27 Maggio 2008
Notizie relative:eso0815
Grandezza:4193 x 1818 px

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Nome:WOH G64
Tipo:Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant
Categoria:Galaxies
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BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso
Near-IR
3.6 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
IRAC (Spitzer)
Infrarosso
Mid-IR
8.0 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
IRAC (Spitzer)
Infrarosso
Mid-IR
24 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
MIPS

Note: The left image is from the Spitzer Space Telescope and the right is an artists impression.