Artist’s impression of the remarkable double star OGLE-LMC-CEP0227

This artist’s impression shows the double star OGLE-LMC-CEP0227 in our neighbouring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud. The smaller of the two stars is a pulsating Cepheid variable and the orientation of the system is such that the stars eclipse each other during their orbits. Studies of this very rare system have allowed astronomers to measure the Cepheid mass with unprecedented accuracy.

Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada

About the Image

Id:eso1046a
Type:Artwork
Release date:24 November 2010, 19:00
Related releases:eso1046
Size:3600 x 2400 px

About the Object

Name:OGLE LMC-CEP-227
Type:Local Universe : Star : Type : Variable
Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Binary
Distance:170000 light years
Category:Illustrations
Stars

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