Looking for Faint Companions
The left side shows a raw image, while the right side shows the result after the newly developed technique was applied. Thanks to this technique it is possible to study the faint AB Doradus C (about 100 times fainter than its host), once the contamination from the brighter AB Doradus A and the artefacts due to atmospheric turbulence are subtracted. AB Doradus is the closest faint companion ever detected by imaging.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0728a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 19 June 2007 |
| Related releases: | eso0728 |
| Size: | 3521 x 1965 px |
About the Object
| Name: | AB Doradus, AB Doradus C |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 150 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared H |
Very Large Telescope SINFONI |
| Infrared K |
Very Large Telescope SINFONI |
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