ALMA image of the carbon monoxide snow line

Eso_eso1333b_1024

eso_eso1333b July 18th, 2013

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

This ALMA image shows the region where carbon monoxide snow has formed around the star. The carbon monoxide is shown here in green, and begins at a distance of more than 30 astronomical units from TW Hydrae. Aside from being necessary for planetary and comet formation, carbon monoxide is needed for the creation of methanol which is a fundamental building block required for life.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1333b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
TW Hydrae
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Circumstellar Material
Eso_eso1333b_1280
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ID
eso1333b
Subject Category
B.3.7  
Subject Name
TW Hydrae
Credits
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Release Date
2013-07-18T20:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1333b/
Type
Observation
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Facility
Instrument
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Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2394.0, 2400.0
Reference Pixel
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Rotation
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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
eso1333b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1333b.tif
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Metadata Date
2013-07-17T11:10:24+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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