The Star AB Pictoris and its Companion
Coronagraphic image of AB Pictoris showing its tiny companion (bottom left). The data was obtained on 16 March 2003 with NACO on the VLT, using a 1.4 arcsec occulting mask on top of AB Pictoris.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0515d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 April 2005 |
| Related releases: | eso0515 |
| Size: | 800 x 798 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 2M1207 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System • Stars |
| Distance: | 230 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
Very Large Telescope NACO |
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