Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey – One Year into the Survey
Orbital motion of 51 Eri b detected between two H-band observations taken with the Gemini Planet Imager in December 2014 and September 2015. From this motion, and additional observations of the system, the team of astronomers confirmed that this point of light below the star is indeed a planet orbiting 51 Eri and not a brown dwarf passing along our line of sight.
Credit:Christian Marois & the GPIES team
About the Video
Id: | gemini1509b |
Release date: | Nov. 12, 2015 |
Related releases: | gemini1509 |
Duration: | 06 s |
Frame rate: | 29.97 |
About the Object
Category: | Exoplanets |
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