Binary System
Artist's conception of the binary system 2M J044144 showing the primary ~ 20 Jupiter mass brown dwarf (left) and the 5 - 10 Jupiter mass companion (right). The disk of the primary likely never had enough material to make a companion of this mass. As a result, this small companion probably formed like a binary star. In this illustration, both objects are presented at the same distance to show relative sizes. Not shown are two other nearby objects, a low-mass star and a brown dwarf that are probably both parts of this system
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/AURA/Lynette Cook
About the Image
Id: | gemini1005b |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | April 6, 2010, 8 p.m. |
Related releases: | gemini1005 |
Size: | 3900 x 2100 px |
About the Object
Name: | Jupiter |
Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |