First Picture of Likely Planet around Sun-like Star
Gemini adaptive optics image of 1RSX J160929.1-210524 and its likely ~8 Jupiter-mass companion. This image is a composite of J-, H- and K-band near-infrared images. All images obtained with the Gemini Altair adaptive optics system and the Near-Infrared Imager (NIRI) on the Gemini North telescope.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory
About the Image
| Id: | gemini1008a |
| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | June 29, 2010, 8 p.m. |
| Related releases: | gemini1008, gemini0807 |
| Size: | 1024 x 1024 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 1RSX J160929.1-210524 |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Tele-scope |
|---|---|
| Gemini North NIRI |