SPHERE image of the inner disc around AB Aurigae
This image shows the inner region of the disc around the young AB Aurigae star, where ESO’s Very Large Telescope has spotted signs of planet birth. The ‘twist’ (in very bright yellow) marks the spot where a planet may be forming. This twist lies at about the same distance from the AB Aurigae star as Neptune from the Sun.
The image was obtained with the VLT’s SPHERE instrument in polarised light.
Credit:ESO/Boccaletti et al.
About the Image
Id: | eso2008b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 20 May 2020, 14:00 |
Related releases: | eso2008 |
Size: | 656 x 656 px |
About the Object
Name: | AB Aurigae |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable |
Constellation: | Auriga |
Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 4 55 45.87 |
Position (Dec): | 30° 33' 3.91" |
Field of view: | 0.04 x 0.04 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Infrared H | 1.625 μm | Very Large Telescope SPHERE |