Proper motions of TWA-5 A and B

The diagram shows the relative positions of TWA-5 A and TWA-5 B, as measured on the sky by the HST in 1998 (points 1 and 2) and the VLT in 2000 (3 and 4). The ellipses indicate the measurement uncertainties. It is obvious that the two objects move in nearly the same direction and with the same speed. This greatly strengthens the conclusion that they are physically connected in the same multiple stellar system.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0023d
Type:Kaart
Publicatiedatum:21 juli 2000
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0023
Grootte:800 x 822 px

Over het object

Naam:TWA-5 A, TWA-5 B
Type:Milky Way : Star
Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf
Categorie:Stars

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