First circumstellar disk around a massive star
This image is a true-colour composite of near-infrared observations of the sky region around the radio source G339.88-1.26 with the ESO/MPI 2.2-m telescope at La Silla. In this image, the visible colours red, green and blue have been used to represent the infrared filters J, H and K (at 1.25, 1.63 and 2.2 µm wavelength, respectively). No object is visible at the position of the radio source, even at these near-infrared wavelengths. A dark band of absorbing dust is clearly visible, exactly at the position of the object (indicated by an arrow).
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso9828a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 24 June 1998 |
Related releases: | eso9828 |
Size: | 803 x 815 px |
About the Object
Name: | G339.88-1.26 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Spectral Type : O |
Distance: | 10000 light years |
Category: | Stars |
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Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Infrared J | 1.25 μm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope |
Optical H | 1.63 μm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope |
Infrared K | 2.2 μm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope |