The star GJ1214

GJ1214 is a star five times smaller than our Sun and three hundred times less bright. Located only 40 light-years away from us, it is found to be surrounded by a super-Earth planet whose interior is likely mostly made of water ice. The planet appears to be rather hot and surrounded by a thick atmosphere, which makes it inhospitable for life as we know it on Earth.

This image is based on data obtained through 2 different filters (blue and red), which were taken 7 years apart. Because the star is very close to the Earth, it has a large apparent motion on the sky, and so has moved in between the 7 years. This is why the star appears as a double coloured object in this image.

Bildnachweis:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Über das Bild

ID:eso0950b
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:16. Dezember 2009 19:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0950
Größe:9816 x 10685 px

Über das Objekt

Name:GJ1214
Typ:Milky Way : Star
Entfernung:40 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Kategorie:Stars

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):17 15 18.98
Position (Dec):4° 57' 49.69"
Field of view:164.72 x 179.31 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.4° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
B
445 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
658 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2