ALMA image of the disc around the young star TW Hydrae
ALMA’s best image of a protoplanetary disc to date. This picture of the nearby young star TW Hydrae reveals the classic rings and gaps that signify planets are in formation in this system.
Credit:S. Andrews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1611a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 March 2016, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1619, eso1611 |
| Size: | 1200 x 1200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | TW Hydrae |
| Type: | 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: | 0.03 x 0.03 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 |
