Wide-field view of the parent star of the famous exoplanet Tau Boötis b

Eso_eso1227c_1024

eso_eso1227c June 27th, 2012

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

This image of the sky around the star Tau Boötis was created from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 images. The star itself, which is bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye, is at the centre. The spikes and coloured circles around it are artifacts of the telescope and photographic plate used and are not real. The exoplanet Tau Boötis b orbits very close to the star and is completely invisible in this picture. The planet has only just been detected directly from its own light using ESO's VLT.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1227c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Circumstellar Material > Planetary System
Eso_eso1227c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 47m 15.8s
DEC = 17° 27’ 25.2”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CW
Field of View
59.8 x 59.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Bootes

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
DSS2 (None) -
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ID
eso1227c
Subject Category
B.3.7.1  
Subject Name
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2012-06-27T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1227c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
206.815847, 17.457004
Reference Dimension
3564.0, 3571.0
Reference Pixel
1782.02645431, 1786.36249719
Scale
-0.00027967067, 0.00027967067
Rotation
-0.25925479435
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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
eso1227c
Metadata Date
2012-06-06T15:17:30+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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