Hubble's First Direct Look at Possible Planet Around Another Star
This NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope near-infrared image of newborn binary stars (image center) reveals a long thin nebula pointing toward a faint companion object (bottom left) which could be the first extrasolar planet to be imaged directly.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | IRAS 04361+2547, TMR 1 |
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Type: | Milky Way : Star |
Distance: | 450 light years |
Category: | Stars |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Infrared Near-IR | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |
Infrared Near-IR | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |
Infrared Near-IR | 2.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |