A thick belt around a massive star in another galaxy

The position of the supergiant star WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's neighbouring galaxies, is shown in this Spitzer image (left). On the right, an artist's impression is provided of the thick, massive torus of matter surrounding the star as inferred from observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer. This is the first time that MIDI resolves an individual star in a neighbouring galaxy.

Créditos:

ESO

Sobre a imagem

Id:eso0815a
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:27 de Maio de 2008
Notícias relacionadas:eso0815
Tamanho:4193 x 1818 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:WOH G64
Tipo:Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant
Categoria:Galaxies
Illustrations

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Cores e filtros

BandaComprimento de ondaTelescópio
Infravermelho
Near-IR
3.6 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
IRAC (Spitzer)
Infravermelho
Mid-IR
8.0 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
IRAC (Spitzer)
Infravermelho
Mid-IR
24 μm Spitzer Space Telescope
MIPS

Notas: The left image is from the Spitzer Space Telescope and the right is an artists impression.