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.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0728a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:19 juni 2007
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0728
Storlek:3521 x 1965 px

Om objektet

Namn:AB Doradus, AB Doradus C
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Avstånd:150 ljusår
Kategori:Exoplanets

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BandTeleskop
Infrarött
K
Very Large Telescope
SINFONI
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Very Large Telescope
SINFONI