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First circumstellar disk around a massive star
The TIMMI 10 µm image of the inclined dust disk around a hot O9 star at the G339.88-1.26 radio source. The diameter of the disk is of the order of 5 arcsec, i.e. at the most probable distance to the object (10,000 lightyears) it is 20,000 times larger than the diameter of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso9828b |
Type: | Observatie |
Publicatiedatum: | 24 juni 1998 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso9828 |
Grootte: | 1024 x 1024 px |
Over het object
Naam: | G339.88-1.26 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Spectral Type : O |
Afstand: | 10000 lichtjaren |
Categorie: | Stars |
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Kleuren & filters
Band | Golflengte | Telescoop |
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Infrarood Mid-IR | 10 μm | ESO 3.6-metre telescope TIMMI |