The Star T Leporis to Scale
Comparison between the VLTI image of the Mira-like star T Leporis and the size of the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. The VLTI observations reveal the presence of a spherical molecular shell surrounding the star, which is about 100 times as large as the Sun.
Also marked is the resolution of the image, 4 milli-arcseconds.
Credit:
ESO/J.-B. Le Bouquin et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso0906b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 February 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0906 |
| Size: | 1000 x 1000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | T Leporis |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable • Stars |
| Distance: | 500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.5 μm | Very Large Telescope (VLT) AMBER |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.675 μm | Very Large Telescope (VLT) AMBER |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.825 μm | Very Large Telescope (VLT) AMBER |
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