Orbital plot of Proxima Centauri
Orbital plot of Proxima Centauri showing its position with respect to Alpha Centauri over the coming millenia (graduations are in thousands of years). The large number of background stars is due to the fact that Proxima Cen is located very close to the plane of the Milky Way.
Credit:P. Kervella (CNRS/U. of Chile/Observatoire de Paris/LESIA), ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2, D. De Martin/M. Zamani
About the Image
| Id: | ann16089a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 22 December 2016, 16:00 |
| Related announcements: | ann16089 |
| Size: | 11086 x 11256 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Proxima b, Proxima Centauri |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B+R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |