Surface map of Luhman 16B recreated from VLT observations

ESO's Very Large Telescope has been used to create the first ever map of the weather on the surface of the nearest brown dwarf to Earth. An international team has made a chart of the dark and light features on WISE J104915.57-531906.1B, which is informally known as Luhman 16B and is one of two recently discovered brown dwarfs forming a pair only six light-years from the Sun.

Crédit:

ESO/I. Crossfield

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1404g
Type:Collage
Date de publication:29 janvier 2014 19:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1404
Taille:1280 x 640 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:WISE J104915.57-531906.1
Type:Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf
Distance:6 années lumière
Catégorie:Stars

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