ALMA image of comet factory around Oph-IRS 48

Eso_eso1325b_1024

eso_eso1325b June 6th, 2013

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Nienke van der Marel

This image from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) shows the dust trap in the disc that surrounds the system Oph-IRS 48. The high asymmetry of the dust emission between the southern and northern part of the disc (at least a factor of 130) is indicative of the presence of such a dust trap. The dust trap provides a safe haven for tiny particles in the disc, allowing them to clump together and grow to sizes that allow them to survive on their own.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1325b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Oph-IRS 48
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green ALMA (None) Millimeter (Band 9) 450.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Green
Eso_eso1325b_1280
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ID
eso1325b
Subject Category
B.3.7.2  
Subject Name
Oph-IRS 48
Credits
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Nienke van der Marel
Release Date
2013-06-06T20:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1325b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Green
Band
Millimeter
Bandpass
Band 9
Central Wavelength
450000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1156.0, 901.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
eso1325b
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:21:49.341079
Metadata Version
1.1
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