Intricate spiral arms around V960 Mon captured with SPHERE

This image of the young star V960 Mon and its surrounding material was taken with the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch (SPHERE) instrument on ESO’s VLT. The material orbiting the young star is assembling together in a series of intricate spiral arms that extend to distances greater than the entire Solar System.

Credit:

ESO/Weber et al.

About the Image

Id:eso2312c
Type:Observation
Release date:25 July 2023, 15:00
Related releases:eso2312
Size:978 x 978 px

About the Object

Name:V960 Mon
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Protoplanetary
Distance:5000 light years
Constellation:Monoceros
Category:Stars

Image Formats

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Coordinates

Position (RA):6 59 31.59
Position (Dec):-4° 5' 27.80"
Field of view:0.10 x 0.10 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Infrared
H
1.625 μmVery Large Telescope
SPHERE