Artist’s impression of K2-25b
New detailed observations with NSF’s NOIRLab facilities reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster, that is unusually dense for its size and age. Slightly smaller than Neptune, K2-25b orbits an M-dwarf star — the most common type of star in the galaxy — in 3.5 days.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2018a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | Aug. 4, 2020, 12:50 p.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2018 |
| Size: | 4000 x 2250 px |
About the Object
| Name: | K2-25b |
| Category: | Illustrations |
