Zooming in on the Oph-IRS 48 system

This video zooms in on the Oph-IRS 48 system, a star surrounded by a planet-forming disc that contains a dust trap. This trap allows dust particles to grow and spawn bigger bodies.

Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard). Music: movetwo

About the Video

Id:eso1325c
Release date:6 June 2013, 20:00
Related releases:eso2205, eso1325
Duration:56 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:Oph-IRS 48, Ophiuchus
Type:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object
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