Zooming in on the first planet of extragalactic origin

This zoom sequence starts with a wide-field view of the southern skies and gradually closes in on HIP 13044, a star that entered our galaxy, the Milky Way, from another galaxy. This star is orbited by a planet, HIP 13044 b, that is the first ever found around a star of extragalactic origin. The planet was detected by a European team of astronomers using the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The Jupiter-like planet is particularly unusual, as it is orbiting a star nearing the end of its life and could be about to be engulfed by it, giving clues about the fate of our own planetary system in the distant future.

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ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin. Music: John Dyson (from the album "Darklight")

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Id:eso1045f
Udgivelsesdato:18. november 2010 20:00
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