The first "3D" data from the VLTI

This image was created from the first combined image and motion measurements from the AMBER instrument on the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. It shows the mysterious disc of material around the brilliant supergiant star HD 62623. The picture has been colour coded to show the velocities of the material in the disc: blue indicates that the material is coming towards us, and red that it is receding.

Crédito:

ESO/F. Millour

Sobre la imagen

Identificador:ann11002a
Tipo:Observación
Fecha de publicación:26 de Enero de 2011 a las 12:00
Anuncios relacionados:ann11002
Tamaño:1026 x 1026 px

Sobre el objeto

Nombre:HD 62623
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Blue Supergiant
Categoría:Stars

Formatos de imagen

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Colores y filtros

BandaLongitud de ondaTelescopio
Infrarrojo
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope Interferometer
AMBER