Composite VLT image of two planets around the WISPIT 2 star

Eso_eso2604b_1024

eso_eso2604b March 24th, 2026

Credit:  ESO/C. Lawlor, R. F. van Capelleveen et al.

This image shows two planets being born around the young star WISPIT 2. These observations were made with the SPHERE instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). SPHERE can directly image exoplanets by correcting atmospheric turbulence and blocking the light from the central star.  This composite image contains SPHERE observations carried out at different epochs. The outermost planet, WISPIT 2b, was discovered first, whereas WISPIT 2c, which orbits much closer to the star, was confirmed afterwards.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2604b/

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
WISPIT 2b • WISPIT 2c
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk > Protoplanetary

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
None (None) (H) 1.6 µm
None (None) (H + Ks) 1.9 µm
None (None) (Ks) 2.2 µm
Spectrum_base
Eso_eso2604b_1280
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ID
eso2604b
Subject Category
B.3.7.2.1  
Subject Name
WISPIT 2b, WISPIT 2c
Credits
 ESO/C. Lawlor, R. F. van Capelleveen et al.
Release Date
2026-03-24T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2604b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
None, None, None
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
H, H + Ks, Ks
Central Wavelength
1625, 1900, 2182
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2044.0, 2040.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
eso2604b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2604b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2026-03-09T12:37:50+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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