The star T Leporis to scale

Eso_eso0906b_1024

eso_eso0906b February 18th, 2009

Credit: ESO/J.-B. Le Bouquin et al.

Comparison between the VLTI image of the Mira-like star T Leporis and the size of the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. The VLTI observations reveal the presence of a spherical molecular shell surrounding the star, which is about 100 times as large as the Sun. Also marked is the resolution of the image, 4 milli-arcseconds.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0906b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
T Leporis
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Type > Variable

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (AMBER) Infrared (Near-IR) 1.8 µm
Green VLT (AMBER) Infrared (Near-IR) 1.7 µm
Blue VLT (AMBER) Infrared (Near-IR) 1.5 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso0906b
Subject Category
B.3.2.1  
Subject Name
T Leporis
Credits
ESO/J.-B. Le Bouquin et al.
Release Date
2009-02-18T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0906b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
AMBER, AMBER, AMBER
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength
1825, 1675, 1500
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1000.0, 1000.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0906b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0906b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-02-17T09:45:04+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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