Model image of Cepheid L Carinae

Two model images of the Cepheid star L Carinae as deduced from the interferometric observations: in the near-infrared from VINCI measurements (left) and in the mid-infrared from MIDI (right). In both cases, an envelope is found to surround the star. The contribution from the envelope is about 5% in the near-infrared and significantly more in the thermal infrared. As L Carinae is 17,000 times brighter than the Sun, this means that its envelope alone is several hundred times brighter than our Sun!

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0609a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:28 février 2006
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0609
Taille:1544 x 762 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:L Carinae
Type:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Pulsating
Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable
Distance:2000 années lumière
Catégorie:Stars

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
110,4 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
82,3 Kio
1280x1024
107,2 Kio
1600x1200
138,4 Kio
1920x1200
164,1 Kio
2048x1536
192,4 Kio

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Infrarouge
K
Very Large Telescope
VINCI
Infrarouge
N
Very Large Telescope
MIDI

Notes: The K-band data refers to the left image, and N-band to the right.