Artist's illustration of exoplanets PDS 70 B and C
This artist's illustration shows two gas giant exoplanets orbiting the young star PDS 70. These planets are still growing by accreting material from a surrounding disk. In the process, they have gravitationally carved out a large gap in the disk. The gap extends from distances equivalent to the orbits of Uranus and Neptune in our Solar System.
Credit:J. Olmsted (STScI)
Over de afbeelding
Id: | stsci-h-p1926a |
Type: | Ontwerp |
Publicatiedatum: | 4 oktober 2019 17:19 |
Grootte: | 3840 x 2160 px |
Over het object
Naam: | PDS 70 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Categorie: | Exoplanets |