Model image of Cepheid L Carinae

Two model images of the Cepheid star L Carinae as deduced from the interferometric observations: in the near-infrared from VINCI measurements (left) and in the mid-infrared from MIDI (right). In both cases, an envelope is found to surround the star. The contribution from the envelope is about 5% in the near-infrared and significantly more in the thermal infrared. As L Carinae is 17,000 times brighter than the Sun, this means that its envelope alone is several hundred times brighter than our Sun!

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O snímku

Id:eso0609a
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:28. února 2006
Související články:eso0609
Velikost:1544 x 762 px

O objektu

Jméno:L Carinae
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Pulsating
Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable
Vzdálenost:2000 světelné roky
Kategorie:Stars

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Barvy & filtry

PásmoDalekohled
Infračervený
K
Very Large Telescope
VINCI
Infračervený
N
Very Large Telescope
MIDI

Poznámky: The K-band data refers to the left image, and N-band to the right.