Wide-field view around the CD-35 2722 system

Eso_eso2610c_1024

eso_eso2610c July 22nd, 2026

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

This image shows the region in the sky around CD-35 2722, a star orbited by a brown dwarf, which is itself orbited by an object at least as massive as Jupiter. CD-35 2722 is the star right at the centre of this image. The brown dwarf is not visible here, as it is embedded in the glare of the star, but it has been directly imaged by other telescopes. The ‘moon’ orbiting the brown dwarf is not visible either, but it has been detected via the gravitational pull it exerts on the brown dwarf.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2610c/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
CD-35 2722
Subject - Milky Way
Star
Eso_eso2610c_1280
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ID
eso2610c
Subject Category
B.3  
Subject Name
CD-35 2722
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2026-07-22T17:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2610c/
Type
Observation
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Bandpass
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Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
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7000.0, 7000.0
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FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
Email
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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
eso2610c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2610c.tif
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Metadata Date
2026-06-16T15:37:20+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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