First circumstellar disk around a massive star

The TIMMI 10 µm image of the inclined dust disk around a hot O9 star at the G339.88-1.26 radio source. The diameter of the disk is of the order of 5 arcsec, i.e. at the most probable distance to the object (10,000 lightyears) it is 20,000 times larger than the diameter of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

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ESO

Om billedet

Id:eso9828b
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:24. juni 1998
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso9828
Størrelse:1024 x 1024 px

Om objektet

Navn:G339.88-1.26
Type:Milky Way : Star : Spectral Type : O
Afstand:10000 lysår
Kategori:Stars

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Farver & filtre

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Infrarød
Mid-IR
10 μmESO 3.6-metre telescope
TIMMI