Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (infrared)

eso_eso2516b October 2nd, 2025

Credit: ESO/Meingast et al.

This infrared image, taken with ESO’s Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) shows the position in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626. The planet is a dot located exactly at the centre of the frame.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2516b/

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: Cha 1107-7626
Subject - Milky Way: Planet

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 7m 7.7s; DEC = -76° 26’ 32.6”
Orientation: North is 67.1° CCW
Field of View: 53.2 x 53.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Chamaeleon

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (J)	1.3 µm
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (H)	1.7 µm
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (Ks)	2.2 µm

ID: eso2516b
Subject Category: B.1
Subject Name: Cha 1107-7626
Credits: ESO/Meingast et al.

Release Date: 2025-10-02T14:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2516b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Instrument: VIRCAM, VIRCAM, VIRCAM
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: J, H, Ks
Central Wavelength: 1250, 1650, 2150

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 166.782, -76.4423888
Reference Dimension: 9576.0, 9576.0

Reference Pixel: 4788.5, 4788.5
Scale: -9.25951929391e-05, 9.25951929391e-05
Rotation: 67.091919483972
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: https://www.eso.org
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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: eso2516b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2516b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2025-09-22T18:01:21+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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