The Sub-stellar companion to GQ Lupi

VLT NACO image, taken in the Ks-band, of GQ Lupi. The feeble point of light to the right of the star is the newly found cold companion. It is 250 times fainter than the star itself and it located 0.73 arcsecond west. At the distance of GQ Lupi, this corresponds to a distance of roughly 100 astronomical units. North is up and East is to the left.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0511a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:7 avril 2005
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0511
Taille:1116 x 934 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:GQ Lupi
Type:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object
Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Distance:450 années lumière
Catégorie:Exoplanets

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DomaineTélescope
Infrarouge
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
NACO