A flared proto-planetary disc (artist's impression)
Artist's impression of a flared proto-planetary disc, similar to what has been deduced from VISIR observations on ESO's Very Large Telescope around the 2.5 solar mass star HD 97048.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso0636a |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | 28 September 2006 |
Related releases: | eso0636 |
Size: | 2240 x 1479 px |
About the Object
Name: | HD 97048 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
Distance: | 600 light years |
Category: | Illustrations |