Disc around the star HD 97048

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eso_eso1640c November 10th, 2016

Credit: ESO, C. Ginski et al.

Using the ESO’s SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope, a team of astronomer observed the planetary disc surrounding the star HD 97048 in the constellation of Chameleon, about 500 light-years from Earth. The juvenile disc is formed into concentric rings. This symmetry is in contrast to most protoplanetary systems which contain asymmetrical spiral arms, voids and vortexes. The displayed image is a composite derived from two independent observations that targeted the inner and outer regions of this disc. The central part of the image appears dark because SPHERE blocks out the light from the brilliant central star to reveal the much fainter structures surrounding it.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1640c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
HD97048
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk > Protoplanetary
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 8m 3.3s
DEC = -77° 39’ 17.5”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Chamaeleon

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange VLT (SPHERE) Infrared (H2H3) 1.7 µm
Orange VLT (SPHERE) Infrared (H2H3) 1.6 µm
Orange VLT (SPHERE) Infrared (J) 1.2 µm
Spectrum_base
Orange
Orange
Orange
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ID
eso1640c
Subject Category
B.3.7.2.1  
Subject Name
HD97048
Credits
ESO, C. Ginski et al.
Release Date
2016-11-10T11:58:42
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1640c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
SPHERE, SPHERE, SPHERE
Color Assignment
Orange, Orange, Orange
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
H2H3, H2H3, J
Central Wavelength
1667, 1593 , 1213
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
167.013837524, -77.654856161
Reference Dimension
500.0, 500.0
Reference Pixel
250.0, 250.0
Scale
-3.64516557442e-06, 3.64516557442e-06
Rotation
-0
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
eso1640c
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:20:32.852136
Metadata Version
1.1
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