Possible planetary or protoplanetary disc around the star Beta Pictoris
This is an image of a possible planetary or protoplanetary disc around the star Beta Pictoris. It is the first visible light image ever taken of a compact disc of solid material located within such close proximity to a star. The disc is estimated to be 80.000 million kilometres across.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso8701a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 January 1987 |
| Related releases: | eso8701 |
| Size: | 1923 x 1608 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Beta Pictoris |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 70 light years |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope |