Planetary First Family Images

Gemini Observatory discovery image using the Altair adaptive optics system on the Gemini North telescope with the Near-Infrared Imager (NIRI). Image shows two of the three confirmed planets indicated as "b"and "c" on the image above. "b" is the ~7 Jupiter-mass planet orbiting at about 70 AU, "c" is the ~10 Jupiter-mass planet orbiting the star at about 40 AU. Due to the brightness of the central star, it has been blocked and appears blank in this image to increase visibility of the planets.

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Gemini Observatory Legacy Image

About the Image

Id:gemini0808b
Type:Collage
Release date:Nov. 9, 2008, 8 p.m.
Related releases:gemini0808
Size:2136 x 2240 px

About the Object

Category:Exoplanets

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