First Directly Imaged Planet Confirmed Around Sun-Like Star

New images of 1RXS J160929.1-210524 at 3.05 and 3.8 microns left and right respectively. Images obtained using the Gemini Near Infrared Imager (NIRI) with the Altair adaptive optics system. These data were used to determine a better estimate of the planet's mass.

Créditos:

Gemini Observatory/AURA/David Lafrenière (University of Montreal),Ray Jayawardhana (University of Toronto), and Marten van Kerkwijk (University of Toronto)

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Id:gemini1008b
Tipo:Collage
Release date:29 de Junio de 2010 a las 20:00
Related releases:gemini1008
Size:1366 x 680 px

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Categoría:Exoplanets

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