Annotated illustration of Fomalhaut system
This annotated image shows key features of the Fomalhaut system, including the newly discovered planet Fomalhaut b, and the dust ring. Also included are a distance scale and an insert, showing how the planet has moved around its parent star over the course of 21 months. The Fomalhaut system is located approximately 25 light-years from the Earth.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | heic0821e |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 13 November 2008, 20:30 |
Related releases: | heic0821 |
Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
Name: | Fomalhaut, Fomalhaut b |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk |
Distance: | 25 light years |
Category: | Exoplanets |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |