Planet Beta Pictoris seen with the NACO APP

The planet Beta Pic b imaged at a wavelength of 4.05 micrometres with the VLT’s NACO instrument using the Apodising Phase Plate (APP) coronagraph on 3 April 2010. The “bad” (bright) side of the image is visible to the right while the central bright regions of the central star (Beta Pictoris) have been masked out to enable the viewer to see clearly the planet to the left of the star. At its current projected position the planet is roughly 6.5 AU away from its host star (1 AU being the distance Earth–Sun). The planet’s mass is estimated to be roughly nine times that of Jupiter.

This view can be compared with the view with NACO without the APP coronagraph (eso1024a).

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ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:ann1037c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:1 juillet 2010 10:10
Annonces en rapport:ann1037
Taille:2144 x 1938 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Beta Pictoris
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Distance:70 années lumière
Catégorie:Exoplanets
Stars

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DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
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Near-IR
4.05 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO