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.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso0728a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 19 June 2007 |
Related releases: | eso0728 |
Size: | 3521 x 1965 px |
About the Object
Name: | AB Doradus, AB Doradus C |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Distance: | 150 light years |
Category: | Exoplanets |
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Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Infrared K | Very Large Telescope SINFONI |
Infrared H | Very Large Telescope SINFONI |