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A “fly to” b Centauri

The SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has captured an image of the most massive and hottest, planet-hosting star pair to date, b Centauri, accompanied by its planet, b Centauri b. This video takes us on a 325-light-year journey to this binary system from Earth.

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ESO/L.Calçada/spaceengine.org

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Tunnistus:eso2118b
Julkaisupäivä:8. joulukuuta 2021 17:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso2118
Kesto:26 s
Frame rate:25 fps

Kohteesta

Nimi:b Centauri
Tyyppi:Solar System : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Kategoria:Exoplanets

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