Looking for faint companions

The left side shows a raw image, while the right side shows the result after the newly developed technique was applied. Thanks to this technique it is possible to study the faint AB Doradus C (about 100 times fainter than its host), once the contamination from the brighter AB Doradus A and the artefacts due to atmospheric turbulence are subtracted. AB Doradus is the closest faint companion ever detected by imaging.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0728a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:19 juin 2007
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0728
Taille:3521 x 1965 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:AB Doradus, AB Doradus C
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Distance:150 années lumière
Catégorie:Exoplanets

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
1,0 Mio
JPEG taille écran
225,0 Kio

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1024x768
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1280x1024
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647,9 Kio
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DomaineTélescope
Infrarouge
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Very Large Telescope
SINFONI
Infrarouge
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Very Large Telescope
SINFONI