Ultralight Planet Found Next Door (ESOcast 250 Light)

In this short video, we highlight the discovery of planet Proxima d around the star closest to the Sun.

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ESO

Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Anita Chandran and Juliet Hannay.
Music: Stellardrone — The Divine Cosmos.
Footage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), F. Char and C. Malin (christophmalin.com).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

About the Video

Id:eso2202a
Release date:10 February 2022, 14:00
Related releases:eso2202
Duration:01 m 27 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:Proxima Centauri, Proxima d
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Category:ESOcast
Exoplanets

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