The Be star Alpha Arae (artist's impression)

Artist's impression of the Be star Alpha Arae. The star is rotating with a velocity close to its break-up velocity and loses mass through a stellar wind emerging predominantly from the poles and reaching velocities of the order of 2000 km/s. The star is surrounded by a disc in Keplerian rotation.

Kilde:

ESO/Anthony Meilland (Observatoire de la Côte d''Azur, France)

Om billedet

Id:eso0635a
Type:Kunstværk
Udgivelsesdato:20. september 2006
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0635
Størrelse:2369 x 2147 px

Om objektet

Navn:Alpha Arae
Type:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable
Afstand:250 lysår
Kategori:Illustrations
Stars

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