ALMA imaging of the transitional disc HD 135344B
This ALMA image combines a view of the dust around the young star HD 135344B (orange) with a view of the gaseous material (blue). The smaller hole in the inner gas is a telltale sign of the presence of a young planet clearing the disc.
The bar at the bottom of the image indicates the diameter of the orbit of Neptune in the Solar System (60 AU).
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1549c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 16 December 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1549 |
| Size: | 1000 x 1000 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object |
| Category: | Stars |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Millimeter 13CO | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
| Millimeter 345 GHz continuum | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |