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Inner region of the TW Hydrae protoplanetary disc as imaged by ALMA
This ALMA image of the young nearby star TW Hydrae has a resolution of 1 AU (Astronomical Unit, the distance from the Earth to the Sun in the Solar System). It reveals a gap in the disc at 1 AU, suggesting that a planet with a similar orbit to Earth is forming there.
Forrás:S. Andrews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1611c |
| Típus: | Observation |
| Közzététel napja: | 2016. március 31. 16.00 |
| Related releases: | eso1611 |
| Size: | 1200 x 1200 px |
About the Object
| Név: | TW Hydrae |
| Típus: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 1 51.91 |
| Position (Dec): | -34° 42' 17.03" |
| Field of view: | 0.00 x 0.00 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Millimeter | 870 μm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
