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.

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ESO

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso0511a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:07 Aprile 2005
Notizie relative:eso0511
Dimensione:1116 x 934 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:GQ Lupi
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object
Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Distanza:450 Anni luce
Categoria:Exoplanets

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Very Large Telescope
NACO