SPHERE image of the inner disc around AB Aurigae

Eso_eso2008b_1024

eso_eso2008b May 20th, 2020

Credit: ESO/Boccaletti et al.

This image shows the inner region of the disc around the young AB Aurigae star, where ESO’s Very Large Telescope has spotted signs of planet birth. The ‘twist’ (in very bright yellow) marks the spot where a planet may be forming. This twist lies at about the same distance from the AB Aurigae star as Neptune from the Sun.  The image was obtained with the VLT’s SPHERE instrument in polarised light.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2008b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
AB Aurigae
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Type > Variable
Eso_eso2008b_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 55m 45.9s
DEC = 30° 33’ 3.9”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Auriga

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (SPHERE) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
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ID
eso2008b
Subject Category
B.3.2.1  
Subject Name
AB Aurigae
Credits
ESO/Boccaletti et al.
Release Date
2020-05-20T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2008b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
SPHERE
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
H
Central Wavelength
1625
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
73.941134524, 30.5510861988
Reference Dimension
656.0, 656.0
Reference Pixel
328.0, 328.0
Scale
-9.65488140995e-07, 9.65488140995e-07
Rotation
-0
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso2008b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2008b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:19:30.290192
Metadata Version
1.1
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