Infant Solar System in Ophiuchus
An enlargement of ESO Press Photo eso0214 showing the unusual "Flying Saucer" object in more detail.
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ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0214c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 May 2002 |
| Related releases: | eso0214 |
| Size: | 800 x 800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Rho Ophiuchi |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary • X - Stars |
| Distance: | 500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared J |
Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
| Infrared H |
Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
| Infrared K |
Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
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