Changing radial velocity
The dark curve shows the changing radial velocity (motion toward or away from us) of the primary star through its orbit. Data were obtained using GMOS at the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawai‘i.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | geminiann11007a |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | June 14, 2011, 9:32 p.m. |
Related announcements: | geminiann11007 |
Size: | 470 x 284 px |
About the Object
Category: | Stars |