Gemini South/PHOENIX Epsilon Indi image
Gemini South/PHOENIX image obtained using a narrow-band filter within the K-band and revealing the deep methane absorption and cool temperature of the companion by its invisibility at these wavelengths. This image is 4x4 arc-seconds across and was obtained without adaptive optics.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/PHOENIX Image
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann04016b |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Oct. 27, 2004, 5 a.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann04016 |
| Size: | 446 x 448 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Epsilon Indi |
| Category: | Stars |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared K | 2.2 μm | Gemini South Phoenix |