The free-floating planet CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 (annotated)

This image captured by the SOFI instrument on ESO’s New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory shows the free-floating planet CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 in infrared light. This object, which appears as a faint blue dot at the centre of the picture and is marked with a cross, is the closest such object to the Solar System. It does not orbit a star and hence does not shine by reflected light; the faint glow it emits can only be detected in infrared light. The object appears blueish in this near-infrared view because much of the light at longer infrared wavelengths is absorbed by methane and other molecules in the planet's atmosphere. In visible light the object is so cool that it would only shine dimly with a deep red colour when seen close-up.

Oikeudet:

ESO/P. Delorme

Kuvasta

Tunnistus:eso1245c
Tyyppi:Havainto
Julkaisupäivä:14. marraskuuta 2012 12:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1245
Koko:876 x 876 px

Kohteesta

Nimi:CFBDSIR 2149-0403, CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9
Tyyppi:Milky Way : Planet
Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Etäisyys:100 valovuotta
Constellation:Aquarius
Kategoria:Exoplanets

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Position (RA):21 49 47.24
Position (Dec):-4° 3' 9.13"
Field of view:4.20 x 4.20 arcminutes
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KaistaTeleskooppi
Infrapuna
J
New Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrapuna
H
New Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrapuna
K
New Technology Telescope
SOFI