The brown dwarf binary CFBDSIR 1458+10

This image of the brown dwarf binary CFBDSIR 1458+10 was obtained using the Laser Guide Star (LGS) Adaptive Optics system on the Keck II Telescope in Hawaii. Adaptive optics cancels out much of Earth’s atmospheric interference, improving the image sharpness by a factor of ten and enabling the very small separation binary to be resolved. This is the coolest pair of brown dwarfs found so far—the colder and dimmer of the two components is a candidate for the brown dwarf with the lowest temperature ever found. This colour picture was created from images taken through four different filters at near-infrared wavelengths.

Crédit:

Michael Liu, University of Hawaii

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1110b
Type:Observation
Date de publication:23 mars 2011 15:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1110
Taille:1200 x 1200 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:CFBDSIR 1458+10
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary
Milky Way : Star : Type : Brown Dwarf
Distance:75 années lumière
Catégorie:Stars

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Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Infrarouge
J
W. M. Keck Observatory
NIRC2
Infrarouge
CH4
W. M. Keck Observatory
NIRC2
Infrarouge
K
W. M. Keck Observatory
NIRC2
Infrarouge
H
W. M. Keck Observatory
NIRC2